Die Staatsschuldenkrise im Euroraum kann kurzfristig nicht gelöst werden: Die finanzielle Unterstützung für die Schuldnerstaaten reicht nicht aus, deren Austeritätsprogramme wirken zu restriktiv und die Mitgliedsländer sind nicht bereit, auf Fiskalkompetenz zu verzichten. Die Autoren...

This article is an idiosyncratic survey of the insider-outsider theory, describing the vision underlying the theory, and evaluating salient contributions to the literature in the light of this vision. We also indicate what appear to have been dead-ends and red herrings in past research. The...

In this paper we analyse the employment implications of firing restrictions. We find that when a recession is expected and the trend rate of productivity growth is small, a rise in firing costs affects mainly the hiring decision. Thus there is a negative effect on average employment. When, on...

We incorporate inequity aversion into an otherwise standard New Keynesian dynamic equilibrium model with Calvo wage contracts and positive inflation. Workers with relatively low incomes experience envy, whereas those with relatively high incomes experience guilt. The former seek to raise their...