Macroeconomic policy for employment creation: The case of Malawi

Deraniyagala, Sonali and Kaluwa, Ben (2011): Macroeconomic policy for employment creation: The case of Malawi.

Abstract

This paper looks at policies for achieving full and productive employment in Malawi. The polices are consistent with ILO's Global Employment Agenda. Monetary and fiscal policies consistent with employment creation is proposed.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Malawi, Global Employment Agenda, Fiscal policy, Monetary Policy
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E0 - General > E00 - General; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates > E42 - Monetary Systems ; Standards ; Regimes ; Government and the Monetary System ; Payment Systems; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E6 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook > E61 - Policy Objectives ; Policy Designs and Consistency ; Policy Coordination; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E6 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook > E62 - Fiscal Policy

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