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Two-tier Employment Protection Reforms: The Spanish Experience
Bentolila, Samuel; Dolado, Juan Jose; Jimeno, Juan F. - In: CESifo DICE Report 06 (2008) 4, pp. 49-56
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696658
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Formal and informal labour markets: Challenges and policy in the Central and Eastern European new EU members and candidate countries
Schneider, Friedrich; Burger, Christina - 2004
The paper aims at comparing the formal and informal labour markets in the Central and Eastern European new EU Member States and candidate countries of the European Union. First, the current situation of the labour market is described, focusing on the recent developments since the breaking up of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294504
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Labour Market Institutions and Unemployment in OECD Countries
Nickell, Stephen - In: CESifo DICE Report 01 (2003) 2, pp. 13-26
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696427
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Flexibility vs. Rigidity: Does Spain have the worst of both Worlds?
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2000
In this paper we study the structure of labor market flows in Spain and compare them with France and the US. We … higher than in France, while the job loss rate is much higher, putting Spain half-way between France and the US. This … suggests that while Spain has borne the full cost of its labor market reforms in terms of job precarity, the benefits in terms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262363
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The effectiveness of regional active labour market policies to fight against unemployment: an analysis for Catalonia
Ramos, Raúl; Suriñach, Jordi; Artís, Manuel - 2009
The aim of this work is to assess the effectiveness of active labour market policies carried out by the Catalan Public Employment Services (SOC) during the year 2005. The results obtained from the application of matching techniques show that the probability of finding a job for an individual who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276709
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Long term effects of public policy for displaced workers in Sweden - shipyard workers in the West and miners in the North
Ohlsson, Henry; Storrie, Donald - 2007
shipyard workers and miners. They have higher employment, not higher unemployment, and higher earnings than the comparison …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321623
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The ins and outs of European unemployment
Petrongolo, Barbara; Pissarides, Christopher A. - 2008
In this paper we study the contribution of inflows and outflows to the dynamics of unemployment in three European … countries, the United Kingdom, France and Spain. We compare performance in these three countries making use of both … significance subsided again in the late 1990s and 2000s. In France the dynamics of unemployment are driven virtually entirely by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268562
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The great recession of 2008 - 2009: Causes, consequences and policy responses
Verick, Sher; Islam, Iyanatul - 2010
collapse and rising unemployment, this paper stresses that the impact of the crisis is rather diverse, reflecting differences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269861
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Active labour market policy effects for women in Europe: A survey
Bergemann, Annette; van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2006
We survey the recent literature on the effects of active labor market policies on individual labor market outcomes like employment and income, for adult female individuals without work in European countries. We consider skilltraining programs, monitoring and sanctions, job search assistance, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293019
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Explaining the Employability Gap of Short-term and Long-term Unemployed Persons
Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2008
This paper analyzes the determinants of employability differences between short-term and long-term unemployed persons. Knowing these differences could help to address active labor market policy programs more adequately to the needs of the job-seekers in order to increase employment integration....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298073