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  "title": "Inclusivity in the Labor Market",
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  "summary": "Labor earnings are the dominant income source for most individuals. Thus, an inclusive labor market is key for ensuring inclusive growth. In this paper we propose four principles that an inclusive labor market will embody: access, fairness, protection and voice.",
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      "heading": "Overview and central thesis",
      "content": "- Labor earnings are the dominant income source for most individuals; therefore, an inclusive labor market is key for ensuring inclusive growth.\n- The paper proposes four principles that an inclusive labor market will embody: access, fairness, protection and voice.\n- Measuring inclusivity presents challenges; the paper discusses how data can be used to shed light on the extent of inclusivity and documents cross-country trends and stylized facts."
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      "heading": "Key findings and stylized facts",
      "content": "- Four organizing principles for inclusivity: access; fairness; protection; voice.\n- Data can illuminate inclusivity but measurement faces challenges and limitations.\n- Cross-country trends and stylized facts are documented (details in the full paper)."
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      "heading": "Policy analysis and recommendations",
      "content": "- Policy focus areas:\n  - Rebalance growth.\n  - Improve risk sharing.\n  - Fight discrimination.\n- Policy design considerations:\n  - Some policies entail a trade-off between the different dimensions of inclusivity.\n  - It is important to view policies as a bundle, taking into account substitution and complementarities.\n  - Some policies are win-win, in the sense that they both increase inclusivity and improve overall efficiency."
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      "content": "- Title: Inclusivity in the Labor Market\n- Authors: Asmaa A ElGanainy, Ekkehard Ernst, Rossana Merola, Richard Rogerson, Martin Schindler\n- Date: May 19, 2021\n- Series: Working Paper No. 2021/141\n- Issue: 141\n- Volume: 2021\n- Pages: 50\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513573519.001\n- Stock No: WPIEA2021141\n- ISBN: 9781513573519\n- ISSN: 1018-5941\n- Subject: Economic sectors, Financial crises\n\nIMF Working Paper — Inclusivity in the Labor Market\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Working Paper\n  - Working Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Working Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2021/05/19/inclusivity-in-the-labor-market-50230"
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    "Authors: Asmaa A ElGanainy, Ekkehard Ernst, Rossana Merola, Richard Rogerson, Martin Schindler",
    "Published: May 19, 2021",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513573519.001",
    "Labor earnings are the dominant income source for most individuals; therefore, an inclusive labor market is key for ensuring inclusive growth.",
    "The paper proposes four principles that an inclusive labor market will embody: access, fairness, protection and voice.",
    "Measuring inclusivity presents challenges; the paper discusses how data can be used to shed light on the extent of inclusivity and documents cross-country trends and stylized facts.",
    "Four organizing principles for inclusivity: access; fairness; protection; voice.",
    "Data can illuminate inclusivity but measurement faces challenges and limitations.",
    "Cross-country trends and stylized facts are documented (details in the full paper).",
    "Policy focus areas:",
    "Policy design considerations:",
    "Title: Inclusivity in the Labor Market",
    "Authors: Asmaa A ElGanainy, Ekkehard Ernst, Rossana Merola, Richard Rogerson, Martin Schindler",
    "Date: May 19, 2021",
    "Series: Working Paper No. 2021/141",
    "Issue: 141",
    "Volume: 2021",
    "Pages: 50",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513573519.001",
    "Stock No: WPIEA2021141",
    "ISBN: 9781513573519",
    "ISSN: 1018-5941",
    "Subject: Economic sectors, Financial crises",
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