USA, the major problem of most European countries is the high rate of unemployment of the low skilled. To integrate … currently discussed determinants of wage distribution and unemployment into a common context, labor unions and qualification … unemployment rates and a wage dispersion affected by production technology, wage setting procedure, and qualification structure of …

Many countries suffer from persistently high unemployment rates. The scope for labour market reforms is often limited …

the level of the profit tax. The question of wheather there is unemployment or not turns out to be less important. …

determined by the overall unemployment rate. It is argued both on analytical and numerical grounds that the second alternative is …

and increases inflation while unemployment remains unaffected. Thus, at least German trade unions do not seem to be as …

What are the effects of firm- and sector-level trade unions on unemployment and aggregate output if individuals have … demand then, ceteris paribus, increases and unemployment falls. This new mechanism interacts with the negative employment … indicates that the unemployment damping effect of rent-sharing motives mitigates but does not compensate for the unemployment …

security system in an economy with unemployment caused by trade unions. Using a simple two-period overlapping generations …

of firms, implying a reduction of the unions' expected bargaining power. Moreover, union heterogeneity constitutes an (un)employment … liberalization will increase (decrease) unemployment. …

detrended unemployment remains unaffected. The effects are stable even after controlling for partisan politics. Thus, at least …