Labor Market Policies and Unemployment in Morocco : A Quantitative Analysis

dc.creatorAgenor, Pierre-Richard
dc.creatorEl Aynaoui, Karim
dc.date2014-05-01T21:35:09Z
dc.date2014-05-01T21:35:09Z
dc.date2003-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:31:08Z
dc.descriptionThe authors study the impact of labor market policies on unemployment in Morocco. They begin by reviewing the main features of the labor market. Then they present a quantitative framework that captures many of these features-such as a large public sector, high redundancy payments, powerful trade unions, and international labor migration. The authors simulate the impact of a cut in the minimum wage and a reduction in payroll taxation. The results indicate that these policies may have a significant impact in the short term on open unskilled unemployment. But they also show that labor market reforms, to be effective in the long run, may need to be accompanied by offsetting changes in the budget to avoid crowding-out effects on private investment.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/07/2472103/labor-market-policies-unemployment-morocco-quantitative-analysis
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18141
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-3091
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418837
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3091
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPENSATING WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISMISSAL
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINCOME TAXES
dc.subjectINDEXATION
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE GROWTH
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARD
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLONG TERM
dc.subjectLONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING SECTOR
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE REGULATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOPEN UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY ACTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE GOODS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREAL TERMS
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSERVANTS
dc.subjectSHORT TERM
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL REFORM
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAX REFORM
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN ECONOMY
dc.subjectURBAN EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGES LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREDUNDANCY PAYMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOR ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATIONS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectPAYROLL TAXES
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.titleLabor Market Policies and Unemployment in Morocco : A Quantitative Analysis

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