- the case of Portugal; 2) a positive but stable role of education in terms of inequality - Austria, Finland, France …, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK; 3) a neutral role - Denmark and Italy; and 4) a negative impact … - Germany and Greece. We thus find that in most countries dispersion in earnings increases with educational levels and that …

Germany and France are both Continental European welfare states with severe labor market problems such as low …

; Swedish benefits are the lowest or among the lowest, but very much in line with those in Germany. The benefits in the United …

France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be … observed in Southern European countries, a "lost generation" may arise in France. In stark contrast, youth unemployment has … been on continuous decline in Germany for many years, hardly affected by the Great Recession. This paper analyzes the …

the degree of fairness of tax-benefit schemes in different countries. Only the Continental countries France and Luxembourg …

Ireland, along with Sweden and the UK, allowed full access to its labour market to the citizens of the accession … growth in Ireland around 2004, a significant inflow was expected. However, the rate of inflow exceeded all expectations …. Based on census information, the number of EU10 nationals living in Ireland grew from around 10,000 in 2002 to 120,000 in …