On the face of it, Austria’s labour market performs very well, which is reflected in one of the lowest unemployment …. In addition the unemployment statistics are distorted by the relatively low labour force participation of older workers … rates in the EU. However, while many of the euro area members have recently succeeded in reducing unemployment, the Austrian …

On 12 April 2012, a conference on 'Quality of work and Employment: A policy tool towards inclusive and sustainable … than 20 years now, were discussed, focusing on the current challenges for quality of work and employment and the need for a … broader approach to sustainable and inclusive work when employment policies are designed. The overview report of the latest 5 …

This paper develops a model with multiple steady states (low tax and unemployment rate versus high tax and unemployment … European unemployment rates observed during the seventies. The explanation given is that even if the unemployment rate would … job creation remains low making the return to a low unemployment rate impossible. The paper shows that in some cases …

The second Foundation paper focuses on improving access to employment, specifically for groups who are disadvantaged in … the labour market. …

Social expenditure in Poland appears to increase regional employment disparities. In particular, the farmers' social … the result of KRUS benefits being poorly related to recipients’ prior labour activity. Moreover, they are low, thus …

institutions in the dynamics of job creation and destruction is examined. As expected, employment protection is found to reduce job … flows. Similarly, countries with higher unemployment benefits and more coordinated wage bargaining systems are characterised …

Conditions Survey (EWCS) carried out in 2010. The focus is on the links between working conditions and labour market … participation in the light of the EU’s longstanding policy pursuit of more and better jobs. The report also assesses how the EWCS is … valued by policy users and researchers, and where its further development or usage could enhance EU policy on employment and …

Europe since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008. Initially, employment expansion in the sector helped to stabilise …

. These reforms have increased incentives to work, to create jobs and to invest, and have thus fostered growth and economic … whether this positive trend will continue in the medium term. The availability of a sufficiently skilled labour force has … decreased significantly while young and unskilled unemployed have so far not benefited to any significant degree from the strong …