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Completing the monetary union of Europe as mid-term solution of the Euro crisis
Fischer, Justina A. V.; Pastore, Francesco - 2015
This research note discusses the Euro crisis in Greece in light of the referendum of July the 5th. It lays out the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308548
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Asymmetric labor market institutions in the EMU and the volatility of inflation and unemployment differentials
Abbritti, Mirko; Müller, Andreas - 2012
How does the asymmetry of labor market institutions affect the adjustment of a currency union to shocks? To answer this question, this paper sets up a dynamic currency union model with monopolistic competition and sticky prices, hiring frictions and real wage rigidities. In our analysis, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009536516
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Immigrants and unemployment in the European Community : from the eyes of natives
Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2002 - November 1999 (revised: May 2002)
This paper examines whether immigrants increase the likelihood of unemployment among native-born workers in the European Union. Earlier papers measure the presence of immigrants in the local labor market by computing the share of the foreigners in specific regions. This paper, instead, utilizes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011313919
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Youth unemployment in old Europe : the polar cases of France and Germany
Cahuc, Pierre; Carcillo, Stéphane; Rinne, Ulf; … - 2013
France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be … observed in Southern European countries, a "lost generation" may arise in France. In stark contrast, youth unemployment has … short-term oriented policies can only have temporary effects. Ultimately, the youth unemployment disease in France and in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009770651
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Capital prices and Eurozone competitiveness differentials
Askenazy, Philippe - 2013
building prices. European countries, especially France, have experienced a significant rise in property prices since the … France, non-financial corporations (NFCs) pay a large supplementary cost for their investments and have to distribute massive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009715724
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The over-education wage penalty among PhD holders : a European perspective
Rycx, François; Santosuosso, Giulia; Vermeylen, Guillaume - 2022
While the literature on the incidence and wage effects of over-education is substantial, specific results for doctoral graduates are surprisingly scarce. This article aims to fill this gap, not only by measuring the prevalence of over-educated PhD holders in Europe (i.e. in EU Member States and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013275384
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Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic : evidence from five European countries
Lepinteur, Anthony; Rebechi, Alessio; Clark, Andrew E.; … - 2024
We use quarterly panel data from the COME-HERE survey covering five European countries to analyse three facets of the experience of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, in terms of prevalence, loneliness peaked in April 2020, followed by a U-shape pattern in the rest of 2020, and then...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015046159
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The effects of European Economic and Monetary Union on wage behaviour
Lauer, Charlotte - 1999
This paper evaluates the possible consequences of the forthcoming European and Monetary Union on wage behaviour. It will be shown that EMU does not influence wage policy directly, but rather indirectly through its implications on other areas of economic policy, predominantly on monetary policy....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294707
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Labour mobility : an adjustment mechanism in Euroland? ; empirical evidence for Western Germany, France, and Italy
Puhani, Patrick A. - 1999
European Union. Regression results are provided for Western Germany, France, and Italy. It is shown that labour mobility is … highest in Germany, followed by France, and Italy. However, even in Germany, the accommodation of a shock to unemployment by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294709
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Would a Euro's depreciation improve the French economy?
Magnani, Riccardo; Piccoli, Luca; Carré, Martine; … - 2017
In this paper, we use a Micro-Macro model to evaluate the effects of a euro's depreciation on the French economy, both … the two models is made using an iterative (or sequential) approach. We find that a 10% euro's depreciation stimulates the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011738884