labour market institutions (e.g. unemployment benefits, job security legislation and payroll taxes) have complementary …) is unlikely to achieve significant reductions in unemployment. Rather, labour market reform becomes particularly …The paper analyses complementarities among a variety of labour market policies. It shows: (a) that a wide range of …

employed to unemployment facilitates a reduction in the level of employment protection; that unemployment benefits are lower …, the more employment reacts to wages; and that a higher level of unemployment and a right-wing government slow down the …In this paper we argue that many of the rigidities that characterize European labour markets can be understood as the …

In this study we examine the contribution of severance pay to employment and unemployment development using data on …-varying labor market institutions. While the positive effect of severance pay on unemployment garners some support, there is no real … indication of adverse effects for (the three) other employment outcomes identified here. Moreover, with the possible exception of …

the most effective program to bring down unemployment. Public employment services have some impact while subsidized jobs …

structures of both employment and unemployment complements this study. …The paper provides an overview of institutional provisions and reforms regarding employment protection, active and …

reduction of unemployment benefits on the other reduce unemployment? Using the recent labour market reform in Germany as …To which extent does an increase in operating effectiveness of public employment agencies on the one hand and a … background we find that the role of unemployment benefit reduction for the reduction of unemployment is very modest (7% of the …

setting where workers’ productivity depends on employment levels in all markets. This paper provides such a theoretical … labor market and fiscal policies. Simulation results focus on the effects of employment subsidies and in-work benefits and … on their interactions with the profile of unemployment benefits and with active labor market programs. …

In this Paper, I analyse the pros and cons of implementing structural reforms of the labour market in booms versus …

specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment … for employment protection, provided it is uniform across workers and not specifically higher for older workers. It …