growth. In 2004, growth was faster and more consumption-driven than in other large euro area countries. Employment growth in …

natural level of rate of unemployment will rise and remain higher, and the full employment level is likely to decline. There …

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 …

evolutionary reform of the industrial relations system. The paper reviews developments in employment, wages, and productivity in …

methodology is applied to Polish micro data. The estimates confirm that wages are less elastic in a high-unemployment …

of value added and employment, while many nontradable activities, especially services and construction, have expanded …

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