01691cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009536 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451867749 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Kpodar, Kangni. Why Has Unemployment in Algeria Been Higher than in MENA and Transition Countries? / Kangni Kpodar. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (30 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 analyzes the determinants of labor market performance in Algeria. When the model is estimated with panel data on a sample of MENA and transition countries for 1995- 2005, the results suggest that lower growth in labor productivity in Algeria is associated with higher unemployment than the sample average, though recent positive terms of trade shocks have helped Algeria reduce the differential. Labor market rigidities and labor taxation do not seem to explain why unemployment is higher in Algeria than in other countries. The results are robust to various panel econometric methods and instrumental variable estimates. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/210 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2007/210/001.2007.issue-210-en.xml IMF e-Library