Productivity Growth and Structural Reform in Bulgaria : Restarting the Convergence Engine /

Labor productivity levels in Bulgaria lag well behind that in the EU, weighing on the convergence process. Stronger productivity growth would allow Bulgaria to close the income gap with the EU average more quickly and to alleviate the structural problems in its labor market, reflected in its high lo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pouvelle, Cyril
Other Authors: Mitra, Pritha
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/131
Online Access:Full text available on IMF