While economists were pointing out the advantages of the EU enlargement, politicians and policymakers were raising … grave concerns about the significant political and economic differences between the newcomer states (EU12) and the "old … Europe" of EU15. The major point of apprehension was related to the labor markets. Visceral fear rendered more than one in …

distribution of income. In order to decompose the impact of components of income, we utilised a microsimulation methodology the EU … variables in the EU-SILC into 17 used in our tax-benefit model. Validating, our results were positive, giving us confidence in …

Do EU citizens have an increased opportunity to improve their position in the distribution of earnings over time? This … question is answered by exploring short and long-term wage mobility for males across 14 EU countries between 1994 and 2001 …

This paper analyses the dynamic structure of individual earnings across 14 EU countries over the period 1994-2001 using … relevant in the context of the changes that took place in the EU labour market policy framework after 1995 under the incidence …