01492cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007365 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451974348 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Zee, Howell. Taxation and Unemployment / Howell Zee. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (56 pages) IMF Working Papers <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 paper reviews conceptual linkages between taxation and unemployment, available empirical evidence and country policies that may have a bearing on these linkages in the OECD and in a sample of developing and transitional economies, Fund policy advice on these issues, and tax policy options in addressing the unemployment problem. It concludes that the emphasis in policy should be placed on minimizing tax distortions, rather than on formulating activist tax policies to reduce unemployment. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/045 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1996/045/001.1996.issue-045-en.xml IMF e-Library