contributions to welfare for a set of European OECD countries (Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain), using industry …

non-standard work. In Germany (and to a lesser extent Austria), marginal part-time provides a fertile ground for low …-paid service jobs, as non-wage labour costs are minimised. In France, fixed-term contracts are a flexible and also cheaper … can be seen from high shares of self-employed and part-timers, as well as temporary workers. Finally, Belgium has large …

provide comparable results for seven European countries (Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK …

building prices. European countries, especially France, have experienced a significant rise in property prices since the … beginning of the century. Germany is an exception. A large increase in the prices of buildings, structures and lands for private … France, non-financial corporations (NFCs) pay a large supplementary cost for their investments and have to distribute massive …