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Since 1948 the Economic Survey of Europe provides regular, comprehensive analyses of economic developments and prospects in the entire ECE region. Since 1989 a major focus has been on the process of transition to market economies in central ang eastern Europe and the CIS.

Selected sections of issue No. 2 of the 2002 Survey is available below in MS Word and PDF format. It is also being printed and will soon be available as a United Nations publication (Sales No. E.02.II.E.8). Part One of this issue contains a review and assessment of recent macroeconomic trends and prospects in the whole of Europe, the CIS and North America. Part Two contains the papers presented to the UNECE Spring Seminar in May 2002: Labour Market Challenges in the ECE Region. Part Three contains a Statistical Appendix with long time series for a large array of variables.

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Table of Contents - (Full version) pdf @ 343kb

word (97/2000) @ 222kb

PART 1 - RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND THE SHORT-RUN OUTLOOK IN THE ECE REGION

Chapter 1 - (Text only)
THE ECE ECONOMIES IN AUTUMN 2002 pdf @ 438kb

word (97/2000) @ 233kb

PART 2 - LABOUR MARKET CHALLENGES IN THE ECE REGION

INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Papers from the ECE Spring Seminar, May 2002 - (Full version) pdf @ 272kb

word (97/2000) @ 87kb

Chapter 2 - (Charts only)
DETERMINANTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN WESTERN EUROPE AND POSSIBLITY POLICY RESPONSES pdf @ 235kb

Chapter 3 - (Tables only)
UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE TRANSITION ECONOMIES pdf @ 209kb

Chapter 4 - (Charts only)
INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE EUROPEAN LABOUR FORCE:
THE RELEVANT TRADE-OFFS pdf @ 199kb

Chapter 5 - (Tables only)
CAN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKETS? pdf @ 313kb

PART 3

Statistical Appendix - (Full version) pdf @ 323kb

word (97/2000) @ 1560kb

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Previous Issues of the Economic Survey of Europe on the Web

Economic Survey of Europe, 2002 No. 1
(released in May 2002, Sales No.: E.02.II.E.7)

Economic Survey of Europe, 2001 No. 2
(released in December 2001, Sales No.: E.01.II.E.26)

Economic Survey of Europe, 2001 No. 1
(released in May 2001, Sales No.: E.01.II.E.14)

Economic Survey of Europe, 2000 No. 2/3
(released in December 2000, Sales No.: E.00.II.E.28)

Economic Survey of Europe, 2000 No. 1
(released in April 2000, Sales No.: E.00.II.E.12)

Economic Survey of Europe, 1999 No. 3
(released in December 1999, Sales No.: E.99.II.E.4)

Economic Survey of Europe, 1999 No. 2
(released in July 1999, Sales No.: E.99.II.E.3)

Economic Survey of Europe, 1999 No. 1
(released in April 1999, Sales No.: E.99.II.E.2)

Economic Survey of Europe, 1998 No. 3
(released in December 1998, Sales No.: E.98.II.E.25)

Economic Survey of Europe, 1998 No. 2
(released in July 1998, Sales No.: E.98.II.E.18)

Economic Survey of Europe, 1998 No. 1
(released in April 1998, Sales No.: E.98.II.E.1)


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