01647cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007767 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451979985 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Structural Determinants of the Natural Rate of Unemployment in Canada. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1989. 1 online resource (28 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 presents empirical estimates of the policy and structural determinants of the natural rate of unemployment in Canada. The paper begins with a discussion of structural features of the economy which impinge on the adjustment of real wages to their equilibrium level. Estimates are presented showing how the generosity of the unemployment insurance system is related to past levels of unemployment. The empirical results indicate that government policies have been largely responsible for changes in the natural rate, and hence can contribute to a reduction in the natural rate in the medium term. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1989/031 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1989/031/001.1989.issue-031-en.xml IMF e-Library