Does Eurosclerosis Matter?: Institutional Reform and Labor Market Performance in Central and Eastern Europe (World Bank Technical Paper) - Softcover

Carlos Silva-Jauregui; Carolina Sanchez-Paramo; Michelle Riboud

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821350900 ISBN 13: 9780821350904

Publisher: World Bank,The,U.S., 2002

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Bank,The,U.S.
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821350900
• ISBN 13: 9780821350904
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72