high standard of social security for the unemployed. It provides details of an empirical analysis of unemployment …The paper discusses the flexicurity model, its key policy elements, and association with a low unemployment rate and a …

growth. In 2004, growth was faster and more consumption-driven than in other large euro area countries. Employment growth in …

particular demographic groups. These developments can largely be accounted for by worse matching of people to jobs in the high-unemployment … employment growth, in contrast to the United States where initial labor demand shocks are expanded in the long run. After the …

. Differences in labor taxation, unemployment benefit systems, and employment protection will need to be reduced. Improving … available labor. In the aftermath of the crisis, boosting growth is essential to prevent unemployment from becoming a long … unemployment rates and lower participation rates, on the other hand, cannot easily be attributed to individual preferences. Here …

nation’s 2000-01 economic crisis. Higher growth could reduce unemployment and raise living standards toward European Union …