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

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 … partial reform is inefficient: easing restrictions on temporary jobs fosters both job creation and job destruction, but strict …

productivity in Algeria is associated with higher unemployment than the sample average, though recent positive terms of trade … unemployment is higher in Algeria than in other countries. The results are robust to various panel econometric methods and …

increase growth and employment are studied. From a cross-country approach, this study finds a significant relationship between …

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 …

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 …