employment and high and persistent unemployment which can be explained by labor market institutions that inhibit labor market …

market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … market, as well as with lower unemployment. …

also a driver of behavior and life's outcomes? Rich survey data of recent entrants into unemployment in Germany show that a …

have boosted German competitiveness, resulting in higher exports, higher production and lower unemployment. This … explains the gains in competitiveness but increases unemployment and inequality, and the subsequent labour market reforms lower … unemployment by lessening the reservation wage and expanding the non-tradable sector. The model replicates the developments of the …

the hypothesis that a rigid wage structure has been responsible for rising low-skilled unemployment, I propose a …

'entrepreneurial milieu' affect the decision to start a new business out of unemployment? The econometric study is based on data from a …

lead to higher equilibrium unemployment via the generated real wage wedge. …