The Bulgarian Anti-Crisis Measures and Their Effectiveness

Beleva, Iskra (2011): The Bulgarian Anti-Crisis Measures and Their Effectiveness. Published in:

Abstract

This paper analyzes the state of the Bulgarian labour market from the standpoint of the effects of the current crisis, which started in 2009 and is still in force. It examines the implemented anti-crisis policies, trying to mitigate the negative effects of the depressed demand on labour market and unemployment, in particular. It further comments the short term effects of the anti-crisis policies aimed at overcoming the initial crisis-induces shocks. It underlines the need of further steps in the anti-crisis polices concerning the needed structural changes in the economy.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: labour market, Bulgaria, crisis, anti-crisis measures, anti-crisis policies, unemployment
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J24 - Human Capital ; Skills ; Occupational Choice ; Labor Productivity

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