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The Jobs Challenge in Poland : Policies to Raise Employment
Burns, Andrew - 2004
With almost 50 per cent of the working age population not working, improving labour market performance represents an essential and daunting challenge for Poland. While some of today’s joblessness is cyclical in nature, most of it appears to be structural. This paper argues that to increase...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445638
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The German Labour Market: Preparing for the Future
Hüfner, Felix; Klein, Caroline - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
The strength of the German labour market response to the financial crisis of 2008-09 demonstrated the benefits of past labour market reforms, which raised work incentives, improved job matching and increased working hour flexibility. Going forward, the government should build on this success and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276953
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Labour Market Reform in Germany: How to Improve Effectiveness
Wurzel, Eckhard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006
High levels of unemployment and rising social charges have lead to considerable pressure on labour markets to adjust … significant disincentives for labour supply of older people and spouses, which should be eliminated. Unemployment related benefits … qualifications and regions to fight unemployment. Regulatory conditions in other parts of the economy interact in important ways with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045708
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Labour Market Reform in Germany : How to Improve Effectiveness
Wurzel, Eckhard - 2006
High levels of unemployment and rising social charges have lead to considerable pressure on labour markets to adjust … significant disincentives for labour supply of older people and spouses, which should be eliminated. Unemployment related benefits … qualifications and regions to fight unemployment. Regulatory conditions in other parts of the economy interact in important ways with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444203
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Assessing the OECD Jobs Strategy : Past Developments and Reforms
Brandt, Nicola - 2005
persistent unemployment that affected many member countries. These recommendations are currently being reassessed by the OECD and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012446613
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Assessing the OECD Jobs Strategy: Past Developments and Reforms
Brandt, Nicola; Burniaux, Jean-Marc; Duval, Romain - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005
persistent unemployment that affected many member countries. These recommendations are currently being reassessed by the OECD and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045890
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The Jobs Challenge in Poland: Policies to Raise Employment
Burns, Andrew; Kowalski, Przemyslaw - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004
With almost 50 per cent of the working age population not working, improving labour market performance represents an essential and daunting challenge for Poland. While some of today’s joblessness is cyclical in nature, most of it appears to be structural. This paper argues that to increase...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046206
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Improving the Functioning of the Slovenian Labour Market
Koske, Isabell - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009
Labour market outcomes have improved markedly in the past years as the beneficial effects of the economic upswing were reinforced by important structural reforms.With the economy on the verge of a severe economic downturn, it is important to avoid alleviating measures that adversely affect the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005034050
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Coping with the Job Crisis and Preparing for Ageing: The Case of Finland
Braconier, Henrik - 2010
major challenges for policy makers in Finland. The recession of the early 1990s showed that high unemployment can leave long …, greater flexibility in wage setting, ensuring earlier activation of unemployed and reforming unemployment and social benefits … to better support work incentives. Finland has an unusual combination of elevated unemployment replacement rates and late …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012446965
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Towards a More Inclusive Labour Market in Hungary
Kierzenkowski, Rafal - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
A rapid decrease in unemployment is a short-term priority to limit social problems and reduce the risk of rising … structural unemployment. To this end, strengthening labour market policies to sustain labour demand is key. The public works …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276908