In this paper we study the structure of labor market flows in Spain and compare them with France and the US. We … higher than in France, while the job loss rate is much higher, putting Spain half-way between France and the US. This …

of still existing incentives for early retirement, a more flexible labor law, stronger capacities for human capital …

potential participants. Our econometric analysis uses unusually informative data originating from administrative unemployment …

active labor market policy, are only partly reported as unemployment. A review of the evidence on the effectiveness of labor … have alleviated social burdens from unemployment. Discussing what causes the high unemployment in the east, we claim that … effects of wage policy have been overrated. Differences in unemployment rates are also the result of more ample labor supply …

job. This paper uses an administrative dataset from the Slovak Republic on durations of individual unemployment spells …

only the end of unemployment for the new entrepreneur but also some further positive effects, e.g., direct job creation …