restrictions affects the outcome of the matching process and the natural rate of unemployment in Tunisia. The paper concludes that … the removal of firing restrictions is likely to produce a favorable but limited impact on unemployment in Tunisia. …

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. …