Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Anna Zasova Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Zasova Author-Workplace-Name: Bank of Latvia Author-Name: Aleksejs Melihovs Author-X-Name-First: Aleksejs Author-X-Name-Last: Melihovs Author-Workplace-Name: Bank of Latvia Title: Assessment of Labour Market Elasticity in Latvia Abstract: Latvia's accession to the EU and its resolute policy oriented toward a full-fledged participation in the EMU, have highlighted the need for a profound investigation into the country's labour market. A flexible labour market is a key policy instrument for a country in the single currency area to ensure an escape from the adverse effects of asymmetric shocks. Labour market flexibility will determine how efficiently the economy of Latvia will develop in the period following its accession to the EU. The paper deals with flexibility of Latvia's labour market using the dynamics of market indicators and assessing its institutional framework. Creation-Date: 2005-11-25 File-URL: https://www.bank.lv/public_files/images/img_lb/izdevumi/english/citas/Labour_market.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf File-URL: https://www.macroeconomics.lv/sites/default/files/labour_market.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Number: 2005/03 Classification-JEL: C22, E24, J20, J50, R23 Keywords: labour market flexibility, flexibility of wages, institutional framework X-File-Ref: https://repec.bank.lv/refs/wpaper200503.txt Handle: RePEc:ltv:wpaper:200503