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Labour supply and employment in the euro area countries - developments and challenges

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Klaus Masuch () (European Central Bank, Kaiserstrasse 29, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.)
Ramon Gómez-Salvador () (European Central Bank, Kaiserstrasse 29, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.)
Nadine Leiner-Killinger () (European Central Bank, Kaiserstrasse 29, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.)
Rolf Strauch () (European Central Bank, Kaiserstrasse 29, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.)
Jarkko Turunen (European Central Bank, Kaiserstrasse 29, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.)
Melanie Ward-Warmedinger () (European Central Bank, Kaiserstrasse 29, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.)
Jan De Mulder (Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique, Boulevard de Berlaimont 14, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.)
Harald Stahl () (Deutsche Bundesbank, Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.)
Yvonne McCarthy (Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland, Dame Street, Dublin 1, Ireland.)
Daphne Nicolitsas (Bank of Greece, 21, E. Venizelos Avenue, 10250 Athens, Greece.)
Aitor Lacuesta (Banco de España, Alcala 50, 28014 Madrid, Spain.)
Mathilde Ravanel (Banque de France, 39, rue Croix-des Petits-Champs, 75049 Paris Cedex 01, France.)
Piero Cipollone (Banca d'Italia, Via Nazionale 91, 00184 Rome, Italy.)
Christelle Olsommer (Banque centrale du Luxembourg, 2 boulevard Royal, 2983 Luxembourg.)
Alfred Stiglbauer (Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Otto Wagner Platz 3, 1011 Wien, Austria.)
Álvaro Novo (Banco de Portugal, 148, Rua do Comercio, 1101 Lisbon Codex, Portugal.)
Klara Stovicek (Banka Slovenije, Slovenska 35, 1505 Ljubljana, Slovenia.)
Heidi Schauman (Suomen Pankki - Finlands Bank, P.O. Box 160, 00101 Helsinki, Finland.)
Almut Balleer
Kieran McQuinn (Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland, Dame Street, Dublin 1, Ireland.)
Pasqualino Montanaro (Banca d'Italia, Via Nazionale 91, 00184 Rome, Italy.)
Alfonso Rosolia (Banca d'Italia, Via Nazionale 91, 00184 Rome, Italy.)
Eliana Viviano (Banca d'Italia, Via Nazionale 91, 00184 Rome, Italy.)
Cláudia Filipa Duarte (Banco de Portugal, 148, Rua do Comercio, 1101 Lisbon Codex, Portugal.)
Matija Vodopivec (Banka Slovenije, Slovenska 35, 1505 Ljubljana, Slovenia.)

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Abstract

The aim of this report, which has been prepared by a Task Force of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Eurosystem, is to describe and analyse the main developments in labour supply and its determinants in the euro area, review the links between labour supply and labour market institutions, assess how well labour supply reflects the demand for labour in the euro area and identify the future challenges for policy-makers. The data available for this report generally cover the period from 1983 to spring 2007. JEL Classification: E5, J1, J2, J6.

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Paper provided by European Central Bank in its series Occasional Paper Series with number 87.

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Length: 123 pages
Date of creation: Jun 2008
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Keywords: Labour supply; employment; participation; hours worked; immigration; skill and education; structural policies; labour demand; unemployment; euro area countries; labour markets; taxes and benefits; childcare; pensions; training; human capital; labour quality; working time and contracts; discrimination; mismatch; returns to education.;

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  1. Almut Balleer & Ramon Gomez-Salvador & Jarkko Turunen, 2009. "Labour Force Participation in the Euro Area - A Cohort Based Analysis," Working Paper Series 1049, European Central Bank. [Downloadable!]
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