Europe's notoriously high level of unemployment is one of the big puzzles of empirical macroeconomics In recent years the unemployment rate has fallen in The Netherlands, but the overall level in OECD Europe remains high An investigation into why Dutch economic policy has been relatively effective could be useful for the unemployment debate ожбжн in Europe This book contributes to this investigation with its empirical analysis covering three important topics The first part of the book investigates whether (macro) economic policies could be effective in reducing unemployment in the short run This depends on the cause of unemployment: is it due to lack of demand for goods, or is it due to a shortage of capacity Another question is whether macroeconomic policies can be directed to one side of the market The high rate of unemployment among low-skilled workers is the topic of the second part of this book How important is the impact of wage.  BenedekISBN 0444506926.