impeded by the system of social assistance. As a consequence, unemployment increased. …

also some evidence that more flexibility leads to lower unemployment rates and to lower rates of long-term unemployment … introduce more unemployment persistence. …

occupation when unemployment is high, if ex ante anticipation of draconic dismissal protection by employers causes low occupation … underlying the model shows that relaxing dismissal protection can make contribution to decrease unemployment under certain …

We investigate how continental European unemployment can be reduced without reducing unemployment benefits and without … reducing the net income of low-wage earners. Lower unemployment replacement rates reduce unemployment, the net wage and … unemployment benefits. A lower tax on labour increases net wages and - for certain benefit-systems - unemployment benefits as well …

also some evidence that more flexibility leads to lower unemployment rates and to lower rates of long-term unemployment … introduce more unemployment persistence. …

Persistently high unemployment rates have stimulated debates whether or not the tax transfer system may be partly …