Does eurosclerosis matter? : institutional reform and labor market performance in Central and Eastern Europe /

Does eurosclerosis matter? : institutional reform and labor market performance in Central and Eastern Europe /

This paper examines the labor market dynamics of six CEE countries over the last 10 years, paying special attention to the nature of labor market institutions these countries have adopted and their impact on labor market performance. This paper finds that, compared to EU countries, CEE countries fal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Riboud, Michelle
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Other Authors: Sánchez-Páramo, Carolina, Silva-Jáuregui, Carlos
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2002
Series:World Bank technical paper. Europe and Central Asia poverty reduction and economic management series ; no. 519
Subjects:
MERCADO DE TRABAJO
REFORMA ESTRUCTURAL
EUROPA CENTRAL Y ORIENTAL
MERCADO LABORAL
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Abstract
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. How flexible are labor markets in CEE countries?: an analysis of labor market institutions in the 1990s
  • 3. Output and labor market dynamics in the transition
  • 4. What explains these labor market dynamics?
  • 5. Conclusions
  • Annex 1: Additional tables and figures
  • Annex 2: Constructing the employment protection legislation index
  • Annex 3: Trade unions and collective bargaining in the EU accession countries
  • References
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Boxes
  • Additional tables in annexes
  • Additional tables in boxes
  • Additional figures in boxes

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