paper takes a closer look at the labour market consequences of the crisis for Denmark. It is found that employment … job-separation counter-cyclical. As a consequence most unemployment spells remain short. This is critical since a … persistent increase in unemployment will affect the financial balance of the model severely. Comparative evidence does not …

also find that the quality of the post-unemployment jobs was not affected by the activation program. Both findings confirm …

This paper investigates how a mandatory activation program in Denmark affects the job finding rate of unemployed … appears that the activation program is very effective. The median unemployment duration of the control group is 14 weeks …

context. These include collective bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection laws, unemployment insurance (UI), mandated … unemployment or resource misallocation results from such measures, these efficiency gains may be offset. Overall, Scandinavia and … unemployment. Making labor markets more flexible could bring these groups into the regular labor market to a greater extent, at the …

unemployment in Europe. Using Faccini's data and his estimation methods, we show that the Fixed Effects estimation results collapse … evidence to support the conclusion that greater use of temporary contracts would decrease unemployment …

have boosted German competitiveness, resulting in higher exports, higher production and lower unemployment. This … explains the gains in competitiveness but increases unemployment and inequality, and the subsequent labour market reforms lower … unemployment by lessening the reservation wage and expanding the non-tradable sector. The model replicates the developments of the …