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  "title": "Getting the World Back to Work",
  "publication": "IMF Podcasts, December 28, 2012",
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  "summary": "In many developing countries, the sectors that contribute to GDP growth may not be large employers (photo: Kristian Buus/Corbis) - Getting the World Back to Work In This Episode Globally, over 200 million people are unemployed, according to the IMF.",
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      "heading": "In This Episode",
      "content": "- The IMF reports that \"Globally, over 200 million people are unemployed.\"\n- Many European markets and emerging markets are suffering double-digit jobless rates.\n- Youth and long-term unemployment are described as being \"at alarming levels.\"\n- The episode asks: \"What skills then do job seekers in a global labor market need to succeed?\""
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    {
      "heading": "Guest and Perspectives",
      "content": "- Guest: Susan Lund, Director of Research, The McKinsey Global Institute.\n- Focus: Skills and labor-market dynamics in a global context; mismatch between sectors driving GDP growth and sectors providing employment.\n- Illustrative point: \"In many developing countries, the sectors that contribute to GDP growth may not be large employers.\""
    },
    {
      "heading": "Production and Contributors",
      "content": "- Host/Producer: Bruce Edwards, International Monetary Fund.\n  - Role: Produces the IMF podcast program; background includes audio journalism from conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters.\n  - Stated belief: Economists have an important role in solving the world's problems and should have their research showcased in IMF podcasts.\n- Contributor: Rhoda Metcalfe, independent journalist and audio producer."
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    {
      "heading": "Key Statistics and Framing",
      "content": "- \"Over 200 million\" unemployed (attributed to the IMF).\n- \"Double-digit jobless rates\" in many European and emerging markets.\n- Emphasis on \"youth and long-term unemployment\" as particularly severe problems."
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    "Focus: Skills and labor-market dynamics in a global context; mismatch between sectors driving GDP growth and sectors providing employment.",
    "Illustrative point: \"In many developing countries, the sectors that contribute to GDP growth may not be large employers.\"",
    "Host/Producer: Bruce Edwards, International Monetary Fund.",
    "Contributor: Rhoda Metcalfe, independent journalist and audio producer.",
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