01684cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010801 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451818178 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. The Baltics and Bulgaria : Labor Markets in Hard-Peg Accession Countries. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (80 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 The paper examines labor market developments in the four hard-peg European Union (EU) accession candidates during transition, with a view toward understanding the persistent high unemployment experienced in each country. Despite the significant levels of unemployment in all four countries, labor market developments suggest that the strongest and earliest reformers have had the best labor market performance as well. It is crucial that all four countries continue their policies aimed at encouraging investment and job creation. Accession to the EU will present challenges to labor markets. Mode of access: Internet Bulgaria imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/100 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/100/002.2001.issue-100-en.xml IMF e-Library