productivity in Algeria is associated with higher unemployment than the sample average, though recent positive terms of trade … unemployment is higher in Algeria than in other countries. The results are robust to various panel econometric methods and …

, we simulate the effects of this reform on unemployment, employment, and welfare. We estimate that the CNE will lead to …

labor market can coexist with a generous welfare system to achieve low unemployment. Using a panel of 19 countries over 1960 …-2002, the paper identifies the elements of the flexicurity model that may have contributed to the low unemployment rate. A … the financing aspect, the paper finds that effective implementation will depend on the initial unemployment level and …

EPL discourages both. The overall impact on equilibrium unemployment is thus ambiguous, depending on the characteristics … destruction effect is stronger, thus raising the unemployment rate. …

Despite strong economic growth, a "U"-curve unemployment phenomenon in Mauritius can be observed. Unemployment plunged … growth of higher-skilled sectors coupled with rigidities in the labor market seem to account for the observed unemployment … by reforming the pay-setting institutions. …

particular demographic groups. These developments can largely be accounted for by worse matching of people to jobs in the high-unemployment …

flexibility with state-provided unemployment insurance and can be applied only to new entrants in the market without affecting the …