We analyze the effectiveness of publicly financed training and retraining programs in east Germany as measured by their …

in the face of asymmetric shocks in Euroland. To this end, we estimate the elasticity of migration with respect to … European Union. Regression results are provided for Western Germany, France, and Italy. It is shown that labour mobility is … highest in Germany, followed by France, and Italy. However, even in Germany, the accommodation of a shock to unemployment by …

stability of educational wage premia was justified by market forces. However, relative wages did not respond to negative net …

wage elasticity of hours supplied. The preferred model for predicting hours of work is the Heckit model. This shows that an …