Labor markets in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe underwent a dramatic transformation. Notably, this transformation took place within just a few years. Until the mid-2000s job opportunities were scarce and unemployment was high. But since then labor demand has picked up and...

This paper explores the relationship between growth and unemployment. Knowledge formation is the source of growth, which includes the two dimensions technologies and skills. Both are connected through a technology-skill complementarity which may have limiting effects on the reallocation of labor...

Economic performances -- Human development performances -- Employment performances -- Macroeconomic policies -- Trade policies -- Globalization -- State-owned enterprises -- Business regulatory framework -- Demand for skilled human resources -- Higher education -- Technical-vocational education...