World Bank Group2016-01-112016-01-112015-09-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23606The European Union (EU) Regular Economic Report (RER), is a semiannual publication of the World Bank Group and covers economic developments, prospects, and economic policies in the European Union. The report uses four sub-groups that share broadly similar development patterns EU : Central Europe comprises Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia; Northern Europe comprises Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden; Southern Europe comprises Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain; Western Europe comprises Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. While the report covers the European Union, it provides additional information on European countries which had historically a stronger operational engagement with the World Bank Group, in particular, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania. The focus note of this RER covers “Welfare States and the Protection of the Poor in the European Union”.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWELFARE STATESHOUSEHOLD INCOMESLIVING STANDARDSFORECASTSMONETARY POLICYRISKSCAPITAL MARKETSUNEMPLOYMENT RATESACCOUNTINGEXCLUSIVE CONTRACTSOLD AGEFISCAL DEFICITSDISPOSABLE INCOMEINCOMEINTERESTEXPECTATIONSINTEREST RATEREAL GDPECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSCORPORATE PROFITSGDP PER CAPITAINDEXATIONEXPORTSRECESSIONFISCAL POLICYWELFARESOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMSAGEINGVARIABLESINPUTSSOCIAL BENEFITSWEALTHSOCIAL ASSISTANCECENTRAL BANKSINFLATIONINTERNATIONAL BANKPENSIONTRENDSSAFETY NETSECONOMIC OUTLOOKBANK LENDINGCENTRAL BANKLABOR MARKETOIL PRICESTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYCOSTSMARKET DEVELOPMENTEXPORT GROWTHINCOME GROWTHFINANCESLOCAL BUSINESSFIXED COSTSEXCHANGE RATESPRODUCTIVITYECONOMETRICSAGINGMONETARY FUNDPRICE DECLINESCRITERIADEBTMARKETSNET EXPORTSHOUSEHOLD INCOMENEEDSDEFICITSSOCIAL PROTECTIONECONOMIC POLICIESDIVIDENDSINVENTORIESSOCIAL EXPENDITURESAVERAGINGGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTELDERLYTAXESUNEMPLOYMENTEQUITYDEREGULATIONPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHCONSUMPTIONHUMAN CAPITALWORKERSWAGESAGEDSOCIAL SERVICESDEPENDENCYUNEMPLOYMENT RATEFINANCIAL CRISISVALUEPENSIONSBENCHMARKINGCOMPETITIVENESSCREDITASSET PURCHASEFIXED INVESTMENTMACROECONOMICSPURCHASING POWERDEMANDCONSUMERSPROPERTYMARKETSOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSMONETARY POLICIESMINIMUM INCOMESECURITIESTRADEGDPGOODSBANK LOANSGROWTH RATEECONOMIC EXPANSIONINVESTMENTSOCIAL PROTECTIONSBONDSTAFFSHAREDISABILITY BENEFITSASSET-BACKED SECURITIESPOVERTYAUTOREGRESSIONBARGAININGDISABILITYPRODUCT MARKETSDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTHOLD AGE BENEFITSLIVING CONDITIONSUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTLABOR MARKETSOUTCOMESFINANCIAL SECTORSOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURESSAFETYGROWTH POTENTIALPRICESELIGIBILITYGUARANTEEBENEFITSSURVIVOR BENEFITSBACKED SECURITIESDISABLEDINVESTINGReportWorld Bank10.1596/23606