Institutional Structure and Labor Market Outcomes : Western Lessons for European Countries in Transition /

Changes in economic systems provide a rare opportunity to redesign basic institutional structures in labor markets. This paper attempts to provide guidance for such institutional choice by drawing on the findings of recent labor market research in market economies on the links between institutional...

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Main Author: Flanagan, Robert
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1995/063
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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