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Hungary's employment puzzle

Rising employment has been one of the few bright spots for the recession-stricken Hungarian economy. But this merely reflects the weakness (indeed absence) of labour productivity growth. And as long as labour productivity growth remains subdued, Hungary is likely to underperform the rest of Central Europe.

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