[...]We begin by discussing the so-called first generation ofmodels, in which crises are viewed in the literature as theunavoidable result of unsustainable policies or fundamentalimbalances. Next, we survey the literature on the secondgeneration of models, which highlights the possibility of...

Die Ankündigung im Koalitionsvertrag der Bundesregierung,die Einführung eines Kombilohn-Modells zu prüfen, hat die öffentliche und politischeDebatte über Kombilöhne in Deutschlandseit Anfang des Jahres 2006 neu entfacht. Gleichzeitigsteht auch die Frage im Raum, ob Mindestlöhnein...

This paper focuses on the links between informal care provision and labour market activity atthe sub-national level. Within-country analysis of this issue has been very limited to datedespite the wide regional variations in informal care provision that often exist. This issue isimportant in the...

Despite numerous studies on labor supply, the size of elasticities is rarely comparable acrosscountries. In this paper, we suggest the first large-scale international comparison ofelasticities, while netting out possible differences due to methods, data selection and theperiod of investigation....