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Labour market policy and unemployment : impact and process evaluations in selected European countries
Mosley, Hugh (contributor); Koning, Jaap de (contributor) - 2001
This book examines the effectiveness of active labour market policies and their contribution to the prevention of social exclusion. The evaluation studies reported in this volume focus on two aspects of active labour market policies that have been relatively neglected in previous research and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851438
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The economics of technology and employment : theory and empirical evidence
Vivarelli, Marco - 1995
appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473912
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Technology and the future of European employment
Soete, Luc (contributor); Petit, Pascal (contributor) - 2001
between technological change and employment in all its dimensions, focusing on contemporary economies in Europe. The authors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852125
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Fair wages : strengthening corporate social responsibility
Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel - 2010
Over the last decade the emergence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has contributed towards better corporate governance by tackling such burning issues as child labour and basic human rights violations. However, as the author argues in this important new book, the time has now come to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850708
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The minimum wage revisited in the enlarged EU
Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel (contributor) - 2010
This book provides in-depth and innovative analysis of the minimum wage in Europe. The authors explore its role and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850870
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Trade, jobs and wages
Hoon, Hian Teck - 2000
The world's increasing integration through trade and the persistence of high unemployment in Europe, and other areas of … analyses how employment levels and real wages are affected by international trade. Popular trade theory disregards the impact … the world, highlight the need to understand the implications of free trade for unemployment. Trade, Jobs and Wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851537
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Growth, unemployment, and deindustrialization
Groot, Henri L. F. de - 2000
dual labour market * the relative stagnancy of Europe versus the USA in terms of productivity levels and unemployment … * transitional dynamics in two-sector endogenous growth models * the causes of deindustrialization * the role of trade unions and … endogenous growth theory, economic growth and unemployment, labour market economics and industrial organization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473896
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The economics of the digital society
Soete, Luc (contributor); Ter Weel, Bas (contributor) - 2005
1. Introduction and summary -- 2. World-wide-welfare : a micro-economic analysis of "The new economy" -- 3. Network formation, innovation and IT use -- 4. Adoption and diffusion of e-business and the role of network effects -- 5. Radio spectrum fees as determinants of market structure : the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420088
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Regulating working-time transitions in Europe
O'Reilly, Jacqueline (contributor) - 2003
This book provides an overview of the institutional arrangements affecting labour market transitions through different working-time arrangements in seven European countries. It examines the extent to which social integration through transitional labour markets is possible, assesses the effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851358
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Labour markets, gender and institutional change : essays in honour of Günther Schmid
Schmid, Günther; Mosley, Hugh; O'Reilly, Jacqueline; … - 2002
The original essays in this book have been written by a number of leading international experts in the field of labour market studies to honour the intellectual contribution and lifetime achievement of Günther Schmid
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851163