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Titill: 
  • Labour Market Performance in Iceland
Efnisorð: 
Útdráttur: 
  • This paper focuses upon the unique performance of the Icelandic labour market. It
    demonstrates, by using international statistics, that the activity rates of both sexes are
    very high in Iceland, the unemployment rate is low, a high proportion of the the
    labour force work part time, and labour legislation is unrestricted.
    Contrary to the competitive labour market–, and flexible models of neo–
    classic economic theory, the author argues for a historical and institutional
    explanation of the Icelandic case. Hence, the high labour market flexibility and the
    good performance of the labour market can to a large extent be explained by a fishing
    economy characterized by frequent economic fluctuations, a small domestic market
    protected from international trade until 1994, and a decentralized labour movement.
    In recent years, some changes have taken place in the Icelandic economy. These
    include mergers and acquisitions of firms, internationalisation, stricter labour
    legislation due to EU regulations and directives and economic stability. All these
    changes could move the Icelandic labour market performance closer to the European
    pattern in the near future.
    JEL classification: J20, J30, J40
    Keywords: Labour Market, Iceland, Labour Legislation, Flexibility

Samþykkt: 
  • 1.12.2003
URI: 
  • http://hdl.handle.net/1946/1099


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