Algeria: Growth Prospects in Algeria

February 14, 2007

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Algeria: Growth Prospects in Algeria, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed December 29, 2024

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Summary

This Selected Issues paper for Algeria analyzes the growth prospects of the Algerian economy. Drawing on the findings of the empirical growth literature, the paper combines growth accounting and cross-country growth regressions to examine the role of macroeconomic and institutional factors in driving economic growth. It reviews the past growth performance in Algeria and explores the reasons underpinning the recent pickup in nonhydrocarbon GDP growth. The paper also analyzes labor market developments and assesses the factors that may hinder employment creation in Algeria.

Subject: Labor, Production, Taxes

Keywords: Algeria, Baltics, CR, East Africa, Employment, Employment elasticity, Employment growth elasticity, Growth performance, Growth prospect, ISCR, Labor market, Labor markets, Labor productivity, Labor productivity, Labor taxes, Middle East, North Africa, Trade openness indicator, Unemployment rate

Publication Details

Pages:

31
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2007/061
Stock No:

1DZAEA2007001
ISBN:

9781451811520
ISSN:

1934-7685

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