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Labor market policies and IMF advice in advanced economies during the Great Recession

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  • Olivier Blanchard

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  • Florence Jaumotte

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  • Prakash Loungani

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Volume (Year): 3 (2014)
Issue (Month): 1 (December)
Pages: 1-23

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Handle: RePEc:spr:izalpo:v:3:y:2014:i:1:p:1-23:10.1186/2193-9004-3-2
DOI: 10.1186/2193-9004-3-2
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Keywords: Unemployment; Labor market institutions; Great Recession;

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