Der Beitrag gibt einen aktuellen Überblick über die ökonomischen Wirkungen der Mitbestimmung auf Betriebs- und Unternehmensebene. Seit dem Überblick von Jirjahn (2006) sind innerhalb weniger Jahre insbesondere zu Betriebsräten zahlreiche neue Studien publiziert worden. Während die Effekte...

This paper investigates the long-run relationship between unemployment and labor force participation and analyzes the existence of added/discouraged worker effect, which has potential impact on economic growth and development. Using panel cointegration techniques for a panel of European...

This paper provides both descriptive and empirical evidence about the main youth labour market problems in Spain. Using the experiences of other EU economies as a benchmark, we document the performance of Spain as regards a wide set of youth labour market dimensions. These include employment and...

Ce chapitre propose une analyse approfondie des performances du marché du travail français suivant la nouvelle Stratégie pour l’emploi de l’OCDE. Depuis 2015, les créations d’emploi ont fait refluer le chômage et les situations de sous emploi ont diminué, mais le marché du travail...

Job creation has lowered unemployment, but the Belgian labour market still faces many challenges. Employment rates remain low, reflecting barriers to finding a job such as low levels of skills and weak work incentives. In addition, the changing nature of work will require faster adaptation of...

La création d’emplois a contribué à faire reculer le chômage, mais le marché du travail belge demeure confronté à de nombreux défis. Les taux d’emploi restent bas en raison d’obstacles tels que le faible niveau des compétences et le manque d’incitations au travail. En outre, les...

This paper provides both descriptive and empirical evidence about the main youth labour market problems in Spain. Using the experiences of other EU economies as a benchmark, we document the performance of Spain as regards a wide set of youth labour market dimensions. These include employment and...

Most economists maintain that the labor market in the United States is 'tight' because unemployment rates are low. They infer from this that there is potential for wage-push inflation. However, real wages are falling rapidly at present and, prior to that, real wages had been stagnant for some...

The paper discusses the impact of the institutions of the labor market in Bulgaria on its flexibility. The institutions are widely defined, labor market policies included. Empirical evaluations of the flexibility of the labor market are made based on the adopted definition of flexibility....

The study examines the macroeconomic dependencies, which form the adapting opportunities of the Bulgarian labor market to external and domestic impacts. For evaluating the real opportunities for improving its functioning, a comparison with the dependencies in the developed EU countries (EU-15)...