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The Unemployment Problem A Norwegian Perspective

Title
The Unemployment Problem [electronic resource]: A Norwegian Perspective / Steinar Holden
Author
Holden, Steinar.
Publication
Paris : OECD Publishing, 1997.

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Description
43 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
Summary
This paper lays out a simple open economy macromodel based on the recent literature on imperfect competition and equilibrium unemployment. It is shown that the NAIRU is not a clearcut concept in the open economy framework. Furthermore, it is argued that the self-correcting mechanisms in the economy are weak, so that the actual rate of unemployment may deviate considerably from the NAIRU over long periods. The theoretical discussion is illustrated by recent Norwegian experience. The paper also investigates the costs and benefits of incomes policies in unionised economies. Finally, there is a discussion of various aspects of the Norwegian labour market and Norwegian labour market policies ...
Series Statement
OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.172
Uniform Title
OECD Economics Department Working Papers, no.172.
Subject
  • Economics
  • Norway
LCCN
10.1787/168455031871
OCLC
oecd-lib-001445
Author
Holden, Steinar.
Title
The Unemployment Problem [electronic resource]: A Norwegian Perspective / Steinar Holden
Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 1997.
Series
OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.172
OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.172.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/168455031871
Indexed Term
Economics
Norway
Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/168455031871 doi
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