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EU unemployment is a problem. | 70 comments (70 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Tue Mar 28th, 2006 at 10:55:26 AM EST
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From the Irish graph we can conclude that increased legal protection for workers decreases unemployment...
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Mar 28th, 2006 at 10:57:55 AM EST
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We can also conclude that in 1970, American women worked at the same rate they do now?

I propose that the best metric is the employment rate. It's easier to calculate and it avoids the issue of participation. It doesn't measure underemployment, but perhaps that is less important...

by asdf on Tue Mar 28th, 2006 at 08:50:49 PM EST
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EU unemployment is a problem. | 70 comments (70 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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