In a general equilibrium model of a small open economy with a nontraded goods sector involuntary low-skilled labour unemployment is introduced by an exogenously given wage rate, orientating ourselves by what has been called in the literature the 'European scenario'. By the concept of constrained...

Die zunehmende Arbeitslosigkeit in der Bundesrepublik äußert sich in einer Außenverlagerung der Beveridge-Kurve. In dieser Arbeit werden ausgehend von einem Strom-Bestands-Ansatz die theoretischen Ursachen hierfür analysiert. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei der Einfluß von Lohnsetzung und...

We incorporate a wage bargaining structure in a dynamic general equilibrium model and show how this feature changes short and long-run properties of equilibria compared with a perfectly competitive setting. We discuss how employment, capital, and income shares respond to wage setting shocks and...

Strengthening potential output is high on the agenda for economic policy in the European Union. While there is widespread agreement that structural policies have a positive impact on long-term growth, there is a controversial discussion whether coordination of macroeconomic policies can...