and youth employment services enhanced. This Working Paper relates to the 2013 OECD Economic Review of France (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/France). …

nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace …. Despite long working hours, labour utilisation is only average due to structurally low employment rates, particularly at both … ends of the age spectrum, with some marked regional differences. The female employment rate is especially low, in part due …

Over the past decade, the share of jobs not controlled by the state has increased considerably, whilst employment in … enforced remains to be seen. For the time being, de facto employment protection is far less than de jure, with an enduring … wages, nor are they effectively enforced. During the recent slowdown, average wages adjusted rapidly and employment was soon …

With aging populations and increased demands on government revenue, countries need to boost employment and earnings … prolong employment among older workers. Human capital policy has a complementary role in improving the payoff to work and …

levels—do not significantly affect native employment in the short term and boost employment in the long term. …

employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …

employment, especially in sectors exposed to trade and intensive in labor. The limited empirical evidence suggests that the …