protecting their members from the negative effects of the global economic crisis. Using data for twenty one post … lose their jobs during the crisis. This beneficial effect of trade union membership was more pronounced in countries which … were hit by the crisis harder. At the same time, union members were more likely to experience a wage reduction, suggesting …

output changes at an early stage. We illustrate the method with an evaluation of the impact of the 2008-2009 crisis in … severe when labor demand reacts along the intensive margin. -- labor demand ; tax-benefit system ; crisis ; income …

This paper analyses aggregate labour dynamics during the global financial crisis in Japan and the role of nonstandard …, it compares aggregate labour market dynamics during the global financial crisis with that observed during the 1997 crisis …. Counterfactual simulations suggest that the employment response during the global crisis would have been smaller if the incidence of …

, and the Euro/financial crisis in 2008-2009, which was followed by a general and intensive reform process in the years … business cycle oscillations. This has been especially so in the recent crisis and calls for fine tuning policy measures …

This paper examines the impact on inequality and poverty of the economic crisis in four European countries, namely …