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What is European Integration Really About? A Political Guide for Economists
Spolaore, Enrico - 2013
Europe's monetary union is part of a broader process of integration that started in the aftermath of World War II. In this "political guide for economists" we look at the creation of the euro within the bigger picture of European integration. How and why were European institutions established?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459539
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Civic attitudes and the design of labor market institutions : which countries can implement the Danish flexicurity model?
Algan, Yann (contributor); Cahuc, Pierre (contributor) - 2006
We argue that the efficiency of the Danish flexicurity Model, which combines high unemployment benefits with low job protection and high participation rate, relies on strong public-spiritedness. We also argue that Continental and Mediterranean European countries are unlikely to be able to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003253465
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Strong Sterling Pound and Weak European Currencies in the Crises : Evidence from Covered Interest Parity of Secured Rates
Fukuda, Shin-ichi - 2016
In the post Lehman period, the interest rate of the US dollar became low on the forward contract because of"flight to quality" to the international currency. However, in the Euro crisis, that of the Sterling pound became equally low, while the other European currencies such as the Danish kroner...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456735
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Does education reduce wage inequality? : quantile regressions evidence from fifteen European countries
Pereira, Pedro Telhado; Martins, Pedro S. - 2000
, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK; 3) a neutral role - Denmark and Italy; and 4) a negative impact …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325999
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The part-time wage penalty in European countries : how large is it for men?
O'Dorchai, Sile (contributor); Plasman, Robert (contributor) - 2007
penalty for male workers in six European countries (i.e. Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the UK). Findings show …, to 28 per cent in Denmark and Italy, to 67 per cent in the UK and to 149 per cent in Ireland. Human capital differences … explain between 31 per cent of the observed wage gap in the UK and 71 per cent in Denmark. When a larger set of control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003529747
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Inter-industry wage differentials and the gender wage gap : evidence from European countries
Gannon, Brenda; Plasman, Robert; Rycx, François; … - 2005
This study analyses the interaction between inter-industry wage differentials and the gender wage gap in six European countries using a unique harmonised matched employer-employee data set, the 1995 European Structure of Earnings Survey. Findings show the existence of significant inter-industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002770313
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Comparing apples with oranges : revisiting the gender wage gap in an international perspective
Plasman, Robert (contributor); Sissoko, Salimata (contributor) - 2004
sector for a sample of five European economies: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Spain. Using different methods, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002540854
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The establishment-size wage premium : evidence from European countries
Lallemand, Thierry (contributor);  … - 2005
This study examines the magnitude and determinants of the establishment-size wage premium in five European countries using a unique harmonised matched employer-employee data set. Findings show the existence of a significant positive wage premium in all countries, even when controlling for labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002764233
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Innovativity : A Comparison Across Seven European Countries
Mohnen, Pierre - 2006
: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Italy for the year 1992. Based on the estimation of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466388
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Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries : Composition and Macroeconomic Effects
Alesina, Alberto - 1996
on three case studies: Denmark, Ireland and Italy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473108