Tools
Sorted by:
Try your query at:
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Results 1 - 10
of
3,668
Cross-country inequality trends
- Economic Journal
, 2003
"... I review the two most popular explanations for the differential trends in wage inequality in US/ UK and Europe: that relative supply of skills increased faster in Europe, and that European labour market institutions prevented inequality from increasing. Although these explanations go some way toward ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 96 (2 self)
- Add to MetaCart
I review the two most popular explanations for the differential trends in wage inequality in US/ UK and Europe: that relative supply of skills increased faster in Europe, and that European labour market institutions prevented inequality from increasing. Although these explanations go some way
Protective or Counter-Productive? Labour Market Institutions and the Effect of Immigration on
- EU Natives,” Economic Journal
, 2003
"... Reduced labour market flexibility may protect some native workers from immigrant competi-tion but can increase negative effects on equilibrium employment. This motivates an analysis of immigration effects interacted with institutions. OLS estimates for European countries show small, mostly negative ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 82 (3 self)
- Add to MetaCart
Reduced labour market flexibility may protect some native workers from immigrant competi-tion but can increase negative effects on equilibrium employment. This motivates an analysis of immigration effects interacted with institutions. OLS estimates for European countries show small, mostly negative
Can Labour Market Institutions Explain
"... This study poses the question about whether labour market institutions can explain unemployment rates in the ten new European Union member states. In five out of the ten new member states, unemployment rates lie above the average in the 15 member states of the European Union (EU-15) that comprised t ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
This study poses the question about whether labour market institutions can explain unemployment rates in the ten new European Union member states. In five out of the ten new member states, unemployment rates lie above the average in the 15 member states of the European Union (EU-15) that comprised
of LaborThe Impact of Institutions on the Employment Performance in European Labour Markets
, 2005
"... Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and not those of the institute. Research disseminated by IZA may include views on policy, but the institute itself takes no institutional policy positions. The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international r ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 5 (0 self)
- Add to MetaCart
Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and not those of the institute. Research disseminated by IZA may include views on policy, but the institute itself takes no institutional policy positions. The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international
1 Wage Persistence and Labour Market Institutions: An Analysis of Young European Workers
"... This paper investigates the effects of labour market institutions on wage persistence among young European workers at the beginning of their careers. We use ECHP data from 1995 to 2001 for 13 EU countries and estimate a three-level random intercept probit model that allows for unobserved heterogenei ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
This paper investigates the effects of labour market institutions on wage persistence among young European workers at the beginning of their careers. We use ECHP data from 1995 to 2001 for 13 EU countries and estimate a three-level random intercept probit model that allows for unobserved
1 UNIONS AND LABOUR MARKET INSTITUTIONS IN EUROPE†
"... We investigate the evolution of unionisation, considering both economic and institutional factors. While economists typically study the effects of labour market institutions treating unionisation as given, and focusing on rent-seeking motivations, in this paper we study how union membership is itsel ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
, focussing on the evolution of union density in 14 European countries over the post-War period, suggests that labour market institutions are important in explaining the differences in unionisation patterns. Such policies as employment protection legislation, wage indexation, statutory minimum wages appear
Forum LABOUR MARKET INSTITUTIONS AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN OECD COUNTRIES
"... The average unemployment rate in Europe in2001 was 7.6 percent. This is higher than in any of the developed countries of the OECD outside Europe.1 So, in this average sense, there is a European unemployment problem. But averaging in this way is silly. Europe, by which we mean Western Europe, consist ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
, consists of fifteen countries (we omit Luxembourg) with fifteen more or less inde-pendent labour markets. As we shall see, it is how these labour markets operate which determines unemployment over the longer term. And by 2002, nine of these fifteen labour markets were operat-ing well enough to produce
Changing Labour Market Flexibility in the European Union
, 2000
"... Abstract: This paper examines the effects of institutional arrangements on the wage formation process by estimating Phillips ’ curves for the principal European Union (EU) member states, employing a time-varying parameter methodology. Our interest is in ascertaining the causes of any differences in ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 3 (0 self)
- Add to MetaCart
Abstract: This paper examines the effects of institutional arrangements on the wage formation process by estimating Phillips ’ curves for the principal European Union (EU) member states, employing a time-varying parameter methodology. Our interest is in ascertaining the causes of any differences
The European Employment Strategy, Macroeconomic Policies, Institutional Regimes, and Transitional Labour Markets
, 2006
"... Programme of the European Commission and brings together scientists on the cutting-edge of ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
Programme of the European Commission and brings together scientists on the cutting-edge of
Results 1 - 10
of
3,668
