High unemployment in many European OECD countries has been attributed to factors ranging from rigid wages and low job mobility to an interaction of high taxes and generous social benefits that may discourage labor force participation and encourage the growth of an underground economy. This...

The six studies collected in this CESifo volume analyse the sometimes unpredictable effects of public regulation on the labour market. Examining a wide range of policy interventionsfrom subsidised employment to an increased tax on capital and using a variety of methodologies to analyse them,...

Intro -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction and Summary -- I Taxation and Labor Markets: The Broader Perspective -- 1 Tax Policy and Labor Market Performance -- 2 Work and Taxes -- 3 Do Social Policies Harm Employment and Growth? Second-best Effects of Taxes and Benets on...