01612cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014646 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498317207 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ebeke, Christian. Unemployment and Structural Unemployment in the Baltics / Christian Ebeke, Greetje Everaert. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (25 pages) IMF Working 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 While the unemployment rate in the Baltics has fallen sharply from its crisis-peaks, it remains close to double digits. This paper estimates the structural component of the jobless rate in the three Baltic countries and analyzes its causes. Our main findings are that the current still elevated levels of unemployment mostly reflect structural factors. We then turn to why structural unemployment is so high. This paper points to skill mismatches, high tax wedges, and unemployment and inactivity traps as potential causes. Mode of access: Internet Everaert, Greetje. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/153 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2014/153/001.2014.issue-153-en.xml IMF e-Library