The effect of structural reforms on growth in Europe and Central Asia is assessed by looking separately at each supply-side channel: capital, labor, and productivity, with the last estimated using the stochastic frontier approach. By controlling for the interaction with the economic cycle, the...

Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Europe and the United States: Two Different Social Models -- 2 Handling a Multiethnic Society -- 3 Americans at Work, Europeans on Holiday -- 4 Job Security, Job Regulations, and 14 Million Unemployed -- 5 Technology, Research, and Universities -- 6...