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This paper presents a report on West Bank and Gaza to the ad hoc liaison committee. This IMF report puts fiscal and structural reforms into a broader context. It discusses key elements of the Paris Protocol on Economic Relations and their implications for Palestinian growth and income convergence with Israel. It then outlines necessary and sufficient conditions for the customs and de facto currency union to work as intended, including contributions from the Palestinian Authority, Israel and the international community. The report also discusses labor market issues, outcomes, and policies for faster economic growth and job creation. The report recommends working with the Government of Israel (GoI) to facilitate the movement and access of goods and people and investment in Area C. It also recommends addressing the fiscal crisis by formulating detailed fiscal reform policies to reduce the public sector wage bill, net lending, and health spending and, with the GoI, resolving the outstanding fiscal files.
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This Selected Issues paper explores Palestinian labor market outcomes, dynamics, and policies. The Palestinian economy did not create enough jobs to absorb new labor market entrants. This even as labor force participation rates remained stubbornly low and among the lowest in the world for Palestinian women. Female labor outcomes are particularly disappointing. For both sexes, there are high disparities in labor market outcomes across governorates and cities, reflecting geographic fragmentation and spatial mismatch between labor force and employment growth. Moreover, the gap in labor outcomes between the West Bank and Gaza has widened over time. Further facilitation of private sector job creation in high-productivity tradable services sectors could help absorb well-educated labor market entrants, while Palestinian Authority (PA) policies could raise female labor force participation and employment. However, PA policies alone will not suffice to tackle job market challenges, as growth remains tepid in ambitious policy scenarios, barring easing of Israeli-imposed restrictions on the movement of people. Overall, a high elasticity of jobs to growth of 0.7 suggests improved labor market outcomes and higher growth would go hand in hand.
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Jordan --- West Bank --- Jordanie --- Cisjordanie --- Jordan. --- West Bank.
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Qumran Site (West Bank). --- Qumran Site (West Bank) --- Antiquities.
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Israel --- West Bank --- Gaza Strip
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Israel --- West Bank --- Guidebooks. --- Guidebooks.
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Israelis --- West Bank --- Ethnic relations.
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