IMF Working Papers

Unemployment and Labor Market Issues in Algeria

By Davide Furceri

April 1, 2012

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Davide Furceri. Unemployment and Labor Market Issues in Algeria, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed October 6, 2024
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The aim of this paper is to analyze unemployment and labor market developments in Algeria and assess the factors that may hamper employment creation. The results of the paper suggest that the relative low output-employment elasticities and rigid labor market are the main factors behind the still high level of unemployment, particularly among the youth. Simulation analyses, based on the results on the relation between labor market institutions and unemployment, show that improvement in labor market conditions in Algeria would be key in reducing unemployment both in the short- and medium-term.

Subject: Employment, Labor, Labor market flexibility, Labor markets, Unemployment, Unemployment rate

Keywords: Employment, Employment intensity, Employment-output elasticity, Flexibility, GDP-employment elasticity, Labor market, Labor market flexibility, Labor market flexibility, Labor market imperfection, Labor market rigidity, Labor markets, Labor-market mismatch, Underpinning employment elasticity, Unemployment, Unemployment rate, Unemployment-GDP elasticity, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    28

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2012/099

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2012099

  • ISBN:

    9781475502893

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941