We use data from the European Community Household Panel to investigate the impact of obesity on wages in 9 European … countries, ranging from Ireland to Spain. We find that the common impact of obesity on wages is negative and statistically … wages in the countries of the European "olive belt" and a positive relationship in the countries of the "beer belt". We …

workers are (i.e. the more their wages rise with employment duration), the more effective will unemployment vouchers be … to all low-wage earners regardless of their employment history and are of limitless duration. Our analysis indicates that …

costs influence insider wages and outsiders? opportunities and how these costs affect employment and unemployment. We also … address the more complex, and open, question of how employment and unemployment move through time, in response to labor market …

sector). The book examines the effects of insiders' activities on wages, employment, and unemployment; discusses the …

Do firms reduce employment when their insiders (established, incumbent employees) claim higher wages? The conventional … answer in the theoretical literature is that insider power has no influence on employment, provided that the newly hired … employees (entrants) receive their reservation wages. The reason given is that an increase in insider wages gives rise to a …

workers are (i.e. the more their wages rise with employment duration), the more effective will unemployment vouchers be … granted to all low-wage earners regardless of their employment history and are of limitless duration. Our analysis indicates …

negotiations. Wage and employment decisions are assumed to be made before business conditions are known; thus these decisions … effectiveness of various government policies on production, employment, and pricing. Hysteresis is shown to be a special case in a …

The paper analyzes a variety of government policies that can stimulate employment when unemployment is generated … may be ineffective. We show how supply side policies can stimulate employment by raising worker productivity or reducing … labor costs. Our analysis indicates that when wages and prices are flexible, product demand policies have no significant …

costs influence insider wages and outsiders' opportunities and how these costs affect employment and unemployment. We also … address the more complex, and open, question of how employment and unemployment move through time, in response to labor market …

workers are (i.e. the more their wages rise with employment duration), the more effective will unemployment vouchers be … to all low-wage earners regardless of their employment history and are of limitless duration. Our analysis indicates that …