01631cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010514 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781451957112 1020-7635 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. IMF Staff papers : Volume 44 No. 1. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (156 pages) IMF Staff Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper argues that an important group of labor market policies are complementary in the sense that the effect of each policy is greater when implemented in conjunction with the other policies than in isolation. This may explain why the diverse, piecemeal labor market reforms in many European countries in recent years have had so little success in reducing unemployment. What is required instead is deeper labor market reforms across a broader range of complementary policies and institutions. To be politically feasible, these reforms must be combined with measures to address distributional issues. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Papers; IMF Staff Papers ; No. 1997/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/024/1997/001/024.1997.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library