Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

Public Wage Bills in the Middle East and Central Asia

Author/Editor:

Natalia T. Tamirisa ; Christoph Duenwald

Publication Date:

January 9, 2018

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Analysis of policies for managing public sector wage bills in the Middle East and Central Asia region. While some work has been done recently at the Fund on issues related to government employment and compensation, to our knowledge, this is the first study to systematically examine, with a focus on the Middle East and Central Asia region, the recent trends and drivers of public wage bills in the region and to identify key policy implications.

Series:

Departmental Paper No. 18/01

Subject:

Middle East and Central Asia Public employment Public employment systems Public expenditure management Public expenditures reform Public sector Public sector wages Public services