This paper deals with the effects of labour market institutions on unemployment in a panel of 19 OECD countries for the … of the unemployment rate. Our novel contribution is the estimation of panel models where we allow for heterogeneous … effects of institutions on unemployment. Our main results are that on the average a tighter employment protection, a higher …

legislation, high union density, centralised wage setting and high inflation. …

We introduce search and matching unemployment into a model of trade with differentiated goods and heterogeneous firms …

Ländern hoch. Mitte der neunziger Jahre erreichte er zum Beispiel in Deutschland 92 %. Zwischen den Ländergruppen gibt es aber …

werden: Vorruhestand, Krankheit, Erwerbsunfähigkeit, Arbeitslosigkeit, Bedürftigkeit und sonstige Gründe. Von Land zu Land … Jahren. Im Jahre 1999 empfingen in Spanien und Japan etwa 11%, in Belgien und Frankreich dagegen 24% und in Deutschland gut …

prevalent when unemployment is low, union density is high, and employment protection legislation is strict. …

This study evaluates the role market competition plays in determining inflation based on sector-level data from OECD … countries. In theory, trade openness can affect inflation through changes in market competitiveness and productivity … of market competition. This study shows that inflation decreases with greater market competitiveness even after …