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This paper is the opening statement in a conference on European labour markets. As such, it takes a broad view and seeks to lay the ground for further discussion. With this task in mind, I will refrain from presenting any piece of original research that would necessarily divert attention from the broad picture toward some rather narrowly defined technical subject. I will rather try to make a rough-and-ready stocktaking of what the profession knows about structural or non-cyclical unemployment in Europe and what, on the basis of this knowledge, can or should be done about it.
The following presents the author’s personal opinion and does not necessarily reflect the view of the European Commission for which he works.
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Paqué, KH., Teutemann, M. (2004). Structural Unemployment in Europe: A Bird’s-Eye View. In: Addison, J.T., Welfens, P.J.J. (eds) Labor Markets and Social Security. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24780-7_4
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