Explaining High Unemployment in ECCU Countries /
In recent years, unemployment rates in some ECCU countries have been among the highest globally. This paper evaluates several factors that could explain them, finding that high unit labor costs, in a context of strong unionization, are significantly associated with high structural unemployment, whil...
| Main Author: | James, Ronald |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | Lafeuillee, Jemma, Salinas, Gonzalo, Xin Li, Mike |
| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2019.
|
| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2019/144 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
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