and on specific socio-economic groups in those markets also varied greatly. Institutional arrangements such as employment … protection, unemployment insurance benefits and minimum income support, working time flexibility and wage setting played a … crucial role in determining to what extent the economic crisis led to higher unemployment, wage cuts or income losses and …

countries have experienced a steep increase in unemployment, employment in other developed economies has not fallen in parallel … with a significant decline in GDP. Our analysis shows that labor market institutions frequently used to study employment … performance can explain the development of unemployment in the situation of crisis in some clusters of countries much better than …

economic crisis that began in 2008. It starts from the observation that the decline in employment and rise in unemployment in … shows that, at least for the time being, unemployment increases have been contained in countries with comparatively strong … further dualization of labour markets given that risks are allocated unequally across types of employment …

Although the negative economic effects of temporary employment are widely discussed, cross-country research on firms …' demand for temporary employment is rare. National studies indicate that workload fluctuations are one major motive for firms … effect is observed in flexible labour markets. This conditioning effect of employment protection is in line with a recently …

This paper provides an overview of the employment situation of young and old workers in the EU Member States, setting … out the most recent development during the crisis and dealing with policies implemented to promote the employment of both … groups. However, the responsibility for employment policies still predominantly lies within Member States of the European …

study points at the changes in Germany's status- and occupation-oriented unemployment benefit regime that has been … relinquished for a larger share of dependent population. Unemployment insurance benefit duration is shorter now and newly created … basic income support for needy persons is not earnings-related anymore. Pressure on unemployed to take up jobs has increased …

variables). Besides institutional variables influencing external numerical flexibility (employment protection, unemployment …

reform trajectories in a diverse group of European countries that are characterised by a high share of temporary employment … of employment regulation are characterised by much more dynamism than one would expect based on the experiences of the …

against dismissals: insiders defend employment protection, because it increases their rents. Outsiders see it as a mobility … barrier and demand deregulation. Similar divides are expected for unemployment benefits: as insiders and outsiders have … diverging unemployment risks, they should demand different levels of protection.Although these views are influential in the …