The Netherlands and the United Kingdom : a European unemployment miracle?

The unemployment rates in both the UK and the NL have declined substantially since the early 1980s. In this paper we argue that this is because of a significant reduction in the equilibrium unemployment rate, which was itself due to combinations of supply-oriented policies. The combinations are part...

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Main Authors: Nickell, S, Ours, J
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Tilburg University 1999