unemployment. To this goal, we develop a Schumpeterian model of endogenous growth: agents have the choice of being employed or … being doing R&D activities. Unemployment is caused by the wage-setting behavior of unions. We show that: (i) High labor … costs or powerful trade unions lead to higher unemployment and lower economic growth. (ii) Efficient bargain allows to …

demand shocks) were of foremost importance to unemployment and employment fluctuations in the region. At the same time, we …

unemployment. To this goal, we develop a schumpeterian model of endogenous growth: agents have the choice between employment and R … and D activities. Unemployment is caused by the wage-setting behavior of unions. We show that: (i) Increases in the labor … costs or in the power of trade unions lead to higher unemployment and lower economic growth. (ii) Efficient bargain allows …

-2005, and we assess to what extent these disturbances are responsible for different dynamics of unemployment and employment … and increase in unemployment levels in Europe, which came about in Poland after the year 2000, are due to the … employment and unemployment rates are due to the development of labour-intensive manufacturing. We argue that only the largest …