institutional inertia being reflected in notoriously sluggish employment growth and rising unemployment. Recent years, however, saw …' and creating an institutional setup more conducive to strong employment growth and lower unemployment. We provide a …

and restrictions on fixed‐term contracts; (2) unemployment benefit generosity and coverage; and (3) the intensity of … unemployment benefits and access to ALMPs. In particular, we will provide some evidence on potential changes in hirings on …

economic crisis that began in 2008. It starts from the observation that the decline in employment and rise in unemployment in … shows that, at least for the time being, unemployment increases have been contained in countries with comparatively strong …