Wednesday, October 27, 2004
[IWS] Labour Markets in the EU: an economic analysis of recent performance and prospects [26 October 2004]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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Labour markets in the EU: an economic analysis of recent performance and prospects [26 October 2004]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2004/ee604ch3_en.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ................5
2. LISBON AT MID-TERM: AN OVERVIEW .....................................................................6
2.1 Labour market performance since 2000 .................................................................... 6
2.2 Employment and labour productivity: reconsidering the potential trade-off ....................... 10
3. THE DETERMINANTS OF LABOUR MARKET PERFORMANCE ..................................16
3.1 Determinants of overall performance .......................................................................... 16
3.2 Employment and participation in specific groups ....................................................... 23
1. LABOUR MARKET REFORM IN THE EU: PRIORITIES AND PROGRESS ........................31
4.1 What is required to meet the Lisbon targets? ............................................................... 31
4.2 Priorities for and progress with labour market reforms in the EU-15 ............................ 33
4.3 Labour markets in the enlarged EU ........................................................................ 38
2. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 39
REFERENCES ............................41
The above comes from
The EU Economy 2004 [26 October 2004]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/the_eu_economy_review2004_en.htm
or
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2004/ee604fullreport_en.pdf
[full-text, 285 pages]
The EU Economy 2004 Review presents the assessment of recent and prospective developments in the economy of the European Union as well as an examination of a number of economic issues which are of particular importance for economic policy. This document is an integral element of the Commission's ongoing surveillance of economic developments and policies in the Member States, the euro area and the EU.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Labour markets in the EU: an economic analysis of recent performance and prospects [26 October 2004]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2004/ee604ch3_en.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ................5
2. LISBON AT MID-TERM: AN OVERVIEW .....................................................................6
2.1 Labour market performance since 2000 .................................................................... 6
2.2 Employment and labour productivity: reconsidering the potential trade-off ....................... 10
3. THE DETERMINANTS OF LABOUR MARKET PERFORMANCE ..................................16
3.1 Determinants of overall performance .......................................................................... 16
3.2 Employment and participation in specific groups ....................................................... 23
1. LABOUR MARKET REFORM IN THE EU: PRIORITIES AND PROGRESS ........................31
4.1 What is required to meet the Lisbon targets? ............................................................... 31
4.2 Priorities for and progress with labour market reforms in the EU-15 ............................ 33
4.3 Labour markets in the enlarged EU ........................................................................ 38
2. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 39
REFERENCES ............................41
The above comes from
The EU Economy 2004 [26 October 2004]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/the_eu_economy_review2004_en.htm
or
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2004/ee604fullreport_en.pdf
[full-text, 285 pages]
The EU Economy 2004 Review presents the assessment of recent and prospective developments in the economy of the European Union as well as an examination of a number of economic issues which are of particular importance for economic policy. This document is an integral element of the Commission's ongoing surveillance of economic developments and policies in the Member States, the euro area and the EU.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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