Case Studies on Managing Government Compensation and Employment - Institutions, Policies, and Reform Challenges

Policy Papers, April 12, 2016

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Publication date: April 12, 2016
Summary: This supplement presents country case studies reviewing country experiences with managing wage bill pressures, which are the basis for the compensation and employment reform lessons identified in the main paper.
Purpose: To provide insights into different sources of wage bill pressures and the reform challenges governments have faced when addressing these pressures over the short and medium term.

Number of countries covered: 20
Regional and income group composition:
- five advanced economies
- six countries from sub-Saharan Africa
- two countries in developing Asia
- one country in the Middle East and North Africa
- three countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
- three countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS
Selection basis: Reflects past studies carried out by either the IMF or the World Bank in the context of technical assistance or bilateral surveillance (Table 1).

Common structure within each case study:
- Presentation of the institutional coverage and framework for setting and managing the wage bill
- Description of employment and compensation levels, including their comparison with the private sector
- Discussion of the challenges that motivated the need for reforms
- When applicable: description of reforms implemented and lessons derived from these

Format listed: Chicago
Citation provided in source: Case Studies on Managing Government Compensation and Employment - Institutions, Policies, and Reform Challenges, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 0) accessed 9/18/2026

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