inefficient matching. Hypothesis 2 (H2) is that unemployment is caused by low demand. Hypothesis 3 (H3) is that restructuring is … returns to scale in matching and unemployment appears to be driven by restructuring and low demand. The East German case is …"The paper tests three hypotheses about the causes of unemployment in the Central-East European transition economies …

. At over 15 percent, the unemployment rate in the country is high by European standards. Georgia faces three main labor …

examines the degree to which recovering mobility levels impacted labor market outcomes in Kenya over the course of the pandemic …, starting from May 2020 until June 2021. It uses an instrumental variable approach to identify the causal impacts of mobility … reduction induced by policy changes on labor market outcomes. The findings show that a 10 percent recovery of mobility led to a …

men and women's perception of factors that are perceived to shape their economic mobility, access to labor markets, and … entrepreneurship opportunities. Economic mobility, supported by a thriving and open labor market, targeted policies, and an enabling … environment for entrepreneurs, is a key requisite for improving living standards, wellbeing, and the reduction of unemployment and …

employment protection legislation - a strong barrier to labor mobility and job creation - was removed in the year 2000, replaced … mobility, and job creation in the formal sector. The report identifies several findings, indicating the formal sector workforce … among the lowest in the region - with large unemployment levels. Data emphasizes this point, showing a large informal sector …

The Bulgarian labor market has suffered from the economic crisis, and cyclical unemployment has turned into structural … unemployment. The labor market crisis is amplified by demographic change as the young and skilled labor force emigrates …

Unemployment, especially youth unemployment, is a serious problem for the Republic of Congo. Despite the economic … recovery and political stabilization in the last decade, insufficient employment has been created, leading to high unemployment …