than 3000 students in 10 countries. We explain observed excess time to graduation by paying special attention to labor … market variables, such as unemployment, wage differentials and employment protection, and to the funding of tertiary …

Based on a wage curve approach we examine the labor market effects of migration in Germany. The wage curve relies on … the assumption that wages respond to a change in the unemployment rate, albeit imperfectly. This allows one to derive the … employ the IABS, a two percent sample of the German labor force. We find that the elasticity of the wage curve is …

cases, in particular for steel workers, entering unemployment meant withdrawal from the labor force. Finally, we show that …This paper analyzes the impact of the Austrian Regional Extended Benefit Program (REBP) on the labor market outcomes … for elderly workers in Austria. The REBP extended entitlement to regular unemployment benefits from 30 weeks to a maximum …

markets. Local differences in wage-setting power predict 1.1-1.6% higher wages from a 100 log points increase in population …