Economic Policies and Unemployment Dynamics in Europe

Economic Policies and Unemployment Dynamics in Europe
ISBN-10
1557755787
ISBN-13
9781557755780
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
228
Language
English
Published
1997-01-28
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Authors
Mr.Dennis J. Snower, S. G. B. Henry

Description

This book, edited by S.G.B. Henry and Dennis J. Snower, examines the high unemployment that has plagued five European countries- France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom- for more than a decade. Its methodology focuses on the mechanisms that prevent employers and employees from adjusting promptly to changing market opportunities. Chief among these mechanisms are outdated economic structures, the power of labor unions, rising nonwage labor costs, and the disparity between unemployed workers and available jobs. Although cross-country differences indicate that there is no common cause for joblessness in Europe, the book discusses a unique characteristic of the European labor market- that unemployment not only rises during recessions, but does not fall when economic weaknesses are overcome.

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