This paper challenges the traditional view that unemployment is high because insiders determine the union wage. The … they experience relatively less unemployment. We assume that wages are determined by a monopoly union and further that a … of lower unemployment. …

We analyse the effects active labour market programmes (ALMPs) have on unemployment in a union wage-setting framework … case where ALMPs increase match efficiency of the marginalized workers, and show that ALMPs may increase unemployment. …

This paper examines the impact on unemployment, unemployment distribution, wages and welfare of Youth Unemployment …

the impact of YUPs on skill division, unemployment distribution workers and aggregate unemployment. …