01578cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002203 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813531 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. France : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (50 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper for France provides an analytical framework to explain the consequences of the downward shift in the unemployment/wages relationship. This framework is also used to analyze possible changes in the equilibrium unemployment rate resulting from cuts in employers' social security contributions and movements in the user cost of capital. The contribution of wage moderation to the reduction in the equilibrium unemployment is quantified. The paper also addresses the question of fiscal benefits of job-rich growth in France during 1997-2000. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/249 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/249/002.2002.issue-249-en.xml IMF e-Library