for competitiveness, labour market conditions and trade policy framework and performance. It also narrows the focus to …

, where reforms were moderate, high open unemployment was the result. This paper looks at the potential effect regulations …

market outcomes. Using detailed administrative datasets of the National Employment Service and the Unemployment Insurance … voucher program has an overall negative impact on employment and earnings, particularly among individuals who expect to change … education. The voucher program also improves employment duration and mobility across economic sectors. …

, open unemployment. Creating viable and lasting employment is vital to reduce poverty and spread prosperity in the region …. The failure to create more--and more productive and rewarding--jobs carries substantial political, social, and economic …

in moving out of unemployment, controlling for personal characteristics and previous job characteristics. Finally, the … previous job status is a primary determinant of success in moving to employment, and that the use of employment agencies …

focus on unemployment. The main policies aimed at protecting workers against unemployment are analyzed. Using administrative … labor market. Finally, an impact evaluation of recent changes in the unemployment insurance program is presented. …

participation rates, the distribution of employment of women across sectors of the economy (formal versus informal), and earnings …

counterfactual methodology to measure the effects on inequality of changes in labor force participation, unemployment, structure of … employment, and mean labor income by economic sector and education level. …

counterfactual methodology to measure the effects on inequality of changes in labor force participation, unemployment, structure of … employment, and mean labor income by economic sector and education level. …

rise in the number of job-seekers. In 1997, there were more than 35 million people unemployed in the OECD area as a whole … differences across countries. In the major European countries, unemployment has increased dramatically over the past two decades …