various tax rates lead to lower budget deficits in the long run, as a result of an expanding tax base and lower unemployment …

relatively minor intervention can dramatically increase the fragility of jobs, the length of unemployment spells, as well as the … extent of unemployment and labor market churning. With institutions of the type studied here common across many different …

JEL Cl This study constructs a new data set on unemployment rates in Latin America and the Caribbean and then explores … the determinants of unemployment. We compare different countries, finding that unemployment is influenced by the size of … increases in unemployment over time, finding that they are caused by contractions in aggregate demand. These demand contractions …

concerns. A bold strengthening of labor market reforms is needed to substantially reduce unacceptably high unemployment …

. At end-2004, the unemployment rate amounted to 12 percent, and about one-third of the labor force was considered …

unemployment. The economy has entered its second year of near zero growth. To help restore competitiveness and improve financial … market conditions, decisive actions have been taken. Important decisions in 2012 include pension schemes and unemployment …