Can public policy affect culture, such as beliefs and norms of cooperation? We investigate this question by evaluating how state regulation of minimum wage interacts with unionization behavior and social dialogue. International data shows a negative correlation between union density and the...

We argue that the efficiency of the Danish flexicurity Model, which combines high unemployment benefits with low job protection and high participation rate, relies on strong public-spiritedness. We also argue that Continental and Mediterranean European countries are unlikely to be able to...

First we provide a simple labor supply model in which heterogeneity in family preferences can account for cross-country variations in both the level and the dynamics of employment rates of demographic groups. Second, we provide evidence based on international individual surveys that family...

La France est engagée dans un cercle vicieux dont les coûts économiques et sociaux sont considérables. Depuis plus de vingt ans, des enquêtes menées dans tous les pays développés révèlent qu'ici plus qu'ailleurs, on se méfie de ses concitoyens, des pouvoirs publics et du marché....