compared to Germany and, in particular, Denmark. As a consequence, immigration has a much larger effect on the unemployment …We investigate the labor market effects of immigration in Denmark, Germany and the UK, three countries which are … bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection and unemployment benefits affect the way in which wages respond to labor supply …

We explore whether finance influences the impact of labour market institutions on unemployment. Using a data set of 18 … market variables to unemployment are affected by financial factors. In Belgium, Italy, Australia, Japan and Spain, accounting …

unemployment, which we calibrate on EU15 and US data. Labor market imperfections are found to significantly increase the volume of … to investigate how demographic asymmetries may have contributed to unemployment and welfare changes in the recent past …

and real wage rigidities. In our analysis, we focus on the differentials in inflation and unemployment between countries … inflation and unemployment differentials. Second, we find that asymmetries in labor market structures tend to increase the … volatility of both inflation and unemployment differentials. Finally, we show that it is important to take into account the …

We describe the statistical model used for profiling new unemployed workers in Denmark. When a worker – during his or … her first six months in unemployment – enters the employment office for the first time, this model predicts whether he or …

participation in unemployment spells - to assess the nature of labour market policy effectiveness. The experiment was conducted in … two counties in Denmark during the winter of 2005-6. The treatment consisted of a dramatic intensification of labour … increases in the exit rate from unemployment ranging from 20 to 40%. When introducing time-varying indicators for the various …

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 …

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