How can governments' generate jobs and improve social welfare? This paper projects the impact of the financial crisis on unemployment and labor productivity in Asia and suggests that labor market recovery will lag behind output growth. Read more.
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The authors studied long-term ratings for nonfinancial firms around the globe and found that firms with unsolicited ratings seem to have lower long-term credit ratings. Read more.