crisis of 1999-2002 with the aim of (1) identifying the most vulnerable households, (2) investigating whether employment in … did not serve to decrease their vulnerability. A significant source of vulnerability was linked to changes in employment …

relatively fast employment growth in the past decade. Employment growth was not sufficient to reduce unemployment because of …Unemployment has remained high in the Philippines, at almost twice the level of neighboring countries, despite … rapid population growth and increased labor force participation. This paper shows that Philippine employment growth and …

that if annual GDP growth averages 7 percent and the employment elasticity is one-half, urban unemployment could double 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 …

Over the last 15 years, the reforms of employment protection legislation (EPL) in European countries have mainly eased … hiring and firing restrictions for temporary employment while leaving the strict EPL provisions for regular or permanent … EPL discourages both. The overall impact on equilibrium unemployment is thus ambiguous, depending on the characteristics …

Governments often intervene in labor markets with the aim of reducing inequality and promoting employment. Such … relatively minor intervention can dramatically increase the fragility of jobs, the length of unemployment spells, as well as the … extent of unemployment and labor market churning. With institutions of the type studied here common across many different …

's employment and productivity outcomes continue to lag behind those of its European peers. This paper reviews Italy's institutional …

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