Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. RETIREMENT INCENTIVES IN THE PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEM -- III. LABOR PARTICIPATION AND TAX AND BENEFIT SYSTEMS IN SLOVENIA -- IV. CONCLUSION -- References -- APPENDIX I. PUBLIC PENSIONS SYSTEM PARAMETERS -- APPENDIX II. LIFE EXPECTANCY -- APPENDIX III....

This paper discusses the challenges that European Monetary Union (EMU) poses for European labor markets, emphasizing in particular the regional dimension of the European unemployment problem. The authors argue that the inability of labor markets to adjust to shocks is largely a regional problem...