| Description |
1 online resource (28 pages) : color illustrations |
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IMF Country Reports ; no. 14/153 |
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IMF country report ; no. 14/153.
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| Contents |
Cover; CONTENTS; THE SYRIA CRISIS AS FELT IN JORDAN; A. Output; FIGURES; 1. Growth Forecasts for 2013; 2. Jordanian Informal Sector Workers and Syrian Refugees; B. Labor Markets; 3. Labor Market Outcomes; 4. Unemployment and Public Sector Employment; C. Inflation; 5. Labor Market Outcomes by Governorates; 6. Syria Crisis Impact on Inflation, 2013; D. Current Account; 7. Exports; 8. Imports; 9. Tourism Receipts; APPENDIXES; I. The Impact on Measured GDP Growth-Empirical Model; II. The Impact on Formal Labor Market Outcomes-Empirical Model; APPENDIX TABLES |
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1. Estimating Jordan's Employment Elasticity3. Unemployment Forecasts; 2. Unemployment: Structural Component and Responsiveness to the Output Gap; 4. Firms Identifying Labor Skill as a Major Constraint; 5. World Bank Doing Business Indicators: Overall Ranks, 2014; ELECTRICITY TARIFF INCREASES-IMPACT ON COMPETITIVENESS AND OPTIONS FOR REFORM; A. Background and Motivation; FIGURES; 1. Nominal Average Electricity Tariff by Consumer Type; B. Electricity and Competitiveness; 2. Electrical Outages, Selected Countries; 3. Electricity as Impediment to Business, Selected Countries |
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4. Perceived Constraints to Business5. Self-Generation, Selected Countries; 6. Firms Stating Electricity Major Constraint; 7. Losses If Electrical Outages Occur; 8. Cost Structure and Value Added of Industries; C. Outstanding Reform Issues; BOX; 1. Electricity Tariff Structure; TABLE; 1. Tariff Structure and Household Consumption of Electricity; D. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations |
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A2.1. Estimated Impact of Syria Crisis on Formal Labor Market Outcomes at the National LevelA2.2. Estimated Impact of Syria Crisis on Formal Labor Market Outcomes for Governorates Hosting 90 Percent of Syrian Refugees; III. The Impact on Inflation-Empirical Model; A3.1. Estimated Impact of Syria Crisis on Food Prices; A3.2. Estimated Impact of Syria Crisis on Rents; A GENERATION IN WAITING-UNLOCKING THE EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL OF JORDAN'S POPULATION; FIGURES; 1. Unemployment by Gender and Educational Level, 2013; 2. Labor Market Outcomes: Jordan and the World, 2013; TABLES |
| Summary |
This Selected Issues paper investigates the macroeconomic impact of the Syria crisis on Jordan. It is indicated that the crisis: (1) had an overall negative impact on measured output growthâ??although anecdotal evidence suggests possibly a positive impact on output in the informal sector; (2) contributed to inflationary pressures, particularly on rents; and (3) strained labor markets, mostly in the informal sector as refugees compete with locals for jobs. Although the crisis has put a strain on the external trade balance, the overall impact on the current account is not clear |
| Notes |
"April 14, 2014"--Page 2 of pdf |
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"June 2014"--Page 2 of pdf |
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"Prepared By Yasser Abdih, Andrea Gamba, and Rafik Selim"--Page 2 of pdf |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from pdf title page (IMF Web site, viewed June 9, 2014) |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Jordan
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Economic development
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Economic history
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International economic relations
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Economic Growth.
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Electricity.
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External Shocks.
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Selected Issues.
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| SUBJECT |
Jordan -- Economic conditions
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Jordan -- Foreign economic relations -- Syria
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| Subject |
Jordan
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Syria
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Jordan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gamba, Andrea, author
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Selim, Rafik, author.
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International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
1498311520 |
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1498368913 |
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9781498311526 |
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9781498368919 |
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