Spain: Selected Issues
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Summary:
This Selected Issues paper presents a preliminary assessment of recent labor market reforms in Spain, where the 2012 labor market reforms are making a difference. Wage moderation is contributing to a visible recovery in headline employment growth, and the reforms have made the labor market more resilient to shocks. Some evidence exists that the contribution of temporary contracts to employment growth has started to decrease. However, the reliance on temporary workers remains strong overall, and further structural reforms will be required to reduce the still very high level of long-term, structural unemployment.
Series:
Country Report No. 2015/233
Subject:
Employment Fiscal policy International organization Labor Monetary policy Potential output Production Total factor productivity Wages
English
Publication Date:
August 14, 2015
ISBN/ISSN:
9781513529059/1934-7685
Stock No:
1ESPEA2015002
Pages:
140
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