Showing 1 - 10 of 170
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012491544
This paper has been prepared as a part of a broader Ezoneplus project that evaluates European Monetary Union (EMU) and … Germany II. Regional Input: Capital Markets in Portugal and Spain III. Regional Input: Capital Markets in Slovenia and Hungary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274501
The main topic of the paper is optimal dynamics, i.e., timing of entry of the accession countries in the ERM 2 and EMU … delayed entry into the EMU? b) What are economic and other arguments for an early or late inclusion? c) What are the … with respect to the timing of entry in the ERM 2 as an interim institutional mechanism in the run-up to the EMU. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274503
countries presently fulfill the Maastricht convergence criteria and how the present EMU countries complied with them at a … comparable time distance before their own entry in EMU. Some of the related issues, such as monetary and fiscal policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274524
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002232380
Employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, and active labor market policy are Janus-faced institutions. On the one hand they are devices of insurance against labor market risk that provide income and employment security. On the other hand they influence the capacities of labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014049328
The current crisis, while of a global nature, has affected national labor markets to a varying extent. While some countries have experienced a steep increase in unemployment, employment in other developed economies has not fallen in parallel with a significant decline in GDP. Our analysis shows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141223
The paper compares employment structures in five Continental welfare states. These countries feature broad similarities in their reliance on a more dualised model of labour market flexibility, particularly in service occupations with low skill requirements. However, a closer look also reveals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141230
This study gives a comparative overview of labor market dynamics and institutional arrangements in Germany and Brazil with particular emphasis on industrial relations, wage setting, unemployment benefits, employment protection and vocational training. The paper shows that institutions determine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117848
Most Continental European labour markets and welfare states underwent a substantial transformation over the last two decades moving from a situation of low employment and limited labour market inequality to higher employment, but also more inequality. Germany is a case in point as it exhibits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104943