(Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Turkey), this paper applies panel data estimators and Juhn-Murphy Pierce …

This note details simulations of the distributional impacts of the 2009 financial crisis on households in Latvia. It … show that Latvia experienced a sharp rise in poverty, widening of the poverty gap, and a rise in income inequality due to …, which substantially mitigated household welfare. The authors also simulate the impact of Latvia's Emergency Social Safety …

To mitigate the impact of the 2008-2010 global financial crisis on vulnerable households, the Government of Latvia … dearth of income-generating opportunities in Latvia; thus the program provided temporary employment opportunities and helped … the unemployed mitigate the impact of the crisis. However, relative to the depth of the crisis in Latvia, the Workplaces …

This working paper explores avenues to improve public sector efficiency in Latvia, a catching-up and ageing economy …

environment. By benchmarking Latvia vis-à-vis the other Baltic but also some CEE peers, this paper identifies potential for …

"Latvia has recorded sustained GDP and productivity growth since 1997. Yet unemployment rates, despite gradual decrease …, have remained high. Hazans explores the mysteries of unemployment in Latvia. He analyzes labor flows between employment …

aftereffects of the 1998 Russian financial crisis. Nevertheless, Latvia faces serious challenges to its future growth and …, they indicate that Latvia is not well positioned to gain ground in the race for global competitiveness, prosperity, and … rising standards of living. Most of Latvia's growth to date has come from one-off gains generated by structural reforms …