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The paper discusses the flexicurity model, its key policy elements, and association with a low unemployment rate and a … high standard of social security for the unemployed. It provides details of an empirical analysis of unemployment …
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the social transfer system in Belgium. Belgium has a very accessible and equitable health care system. The system is …
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decade. Inflation is close to that of the euro area, financial conditions are favorable, unemployment is falling, and the …
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This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Tunisia’s sound economic policies and pragmatic approach to structural reforms continue to bear fruit, as evidenced by strong growth and improved social indicators. Real GDP growth averaged 5 percent a year while the macroeconomic and...
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. The country's real GDP growth reached 5½ percent a year on average, unemployment declined, and macroeconomic indicators …
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The Macedonian labor market exhibits a high unemployment rate, yet does not demonstrate obvious and large enough …
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Strong macroeconomic foundations have so far largely shielded the Netherlands from recent financial turbulence. Despite a tightening labor market, inflation remains subdued. Employment has grown 1¼–1½ percent in 2007, on par with the rest of the Euro area. The external current...
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the limitation of current unemployment and disability benefit schemes. The paper identifies possible strategies to …
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The three-point VAT increase is part of a package in which unemployment payroll taxes will be reduced. Risks to the …
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This paper focuses on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Modification and Waivers of Applicability of Performance Criteria. Despite a challenging environment, steady progress has been made in meeting program objectives. All end-June 2013...
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