Does Eurosclerosis Matter?

Institutional Reform and Labor Market Performance in Central and Eastern Europe

Carlos Silva-Jauregui, Michelle Riboud, Carolina Sanchez-Paramo (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

72 Seiten

2002
World Bank Publications (Verlag)
978-0-8213-5090-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This text shows that the labour market policies adopted by Central and Eastern European countries aspiring to join the EU, do not appear excessively rigid. However, significant and wide-ranging economic reform programmes make it difficult to assess the impact of labour market institutions.

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Whether or not labour market rigidities are an important contributor to persistently high levels of unemployment remains at the centre of an important debate in Europe. European labour markets are often viewed as rigid and inflexible in opposition to those in North America where legislation is less protective and fosters more mobility. This paper shows that the labour market policies adopted by Central and Eastern European countries, aspiring to join the European Union, do not appear excessively rigid. However, significant and wide-ranging economic reform programs make it difficult to assess the impact of labour market institutions.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2002
• Verlagsort: Washington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 208 x 266 mm
• Gewicht: 200 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
• ISBN-10: 0-8213-5090-0 / 0821350900
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-5090-4 / 9780821350904
• Zustand: Neuware