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Policy-related uncertainty and the euro-zone labour market

Author(s): Alfonso Arpaia and Alessandro Turrini

Policy-related uncertainty and the euro-zone labour marketpdf(142 kB) Choose translations of the previous link 

The Brief investigates the role of policy uncertainty in explaining the persistently high unemployment rate in the euro area after the Great Recession and the different impact of uncertainty on flows into and out of unemployment.


(ECFIN Economic Briefs 24. June 2013. Brussels. pdf. )

ISBN KC-AY-13-024-EN-N (online)
ISSN 831-4473 (online)

ECFIN economic briefs are occasional working papers by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs which provide background to policy discussions.

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