Unemployment and the Earnings Structure in Latvia

Unemployment and the Earnings Structure in Latvia

Latvia has recorded sustained GDP and productivity growth since 1997. Yet unemployment rates, despite gradual decrease, have remained high. The paper explores the mysteries of unemployment in Latvia. It analyzes labor flows between employment, unemployment, and nonparticipation and finds the followi...

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Main Author: Hazans, Mihails
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGED
AGGREGATE DEMAND
ANATOMY
BIRTH RATE
CITIES
DEMOGRAPHICS
DISCRIMINATION
ECONOMIC CHANGE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
EMIGRATION
EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
FAMILIES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMMIGRATION
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
JOB CREATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
LABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MIGRATION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SHORTAGE
LEGISLATION
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LONGTERM UNEMPLOYMENT
MARKET ECONOMY
MIGRATION
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
MORTALITY
OCCUPATIONS
OLDER WORKERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC SECTOR
RESEARCH CENTERS
RETIREMENT
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WOMEN WORKERS
WORKERS
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5624986/unemployment-earnings-structure-latvia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8907

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5624986/unemployment-earnings-structure-latvia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8907

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