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Price, wage and employment response to shocks

Bertola, Giuseppe; Dabusinskas, Aurelijus; Hoeberichts, … - 2010

This paper analyses information from survey data collected in the framework of the Eurosystem’s Wage Dynamics Network (WDN) on patterns of firm-level adjustment to shocks. We document that the relative intensity and the character of price vs. cost and wage vs. employment adjustments in...

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How flexible are real wages in EU countries?

Heinz, Frigyes Ferdinand; Rusinova, Desislava - 2011

In this paper we estimate the degree of real wage flexibility in 19 EU countries in a wage Phillips curve panel framework. We find evidence for a reaction of wage growth to unemployment and productivity growth. However, due to unemployment persistence, over time the real wage response weakens...

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Sector-level bargaining and possibilities for deviations at company level : Austria

Bispinck, Reinhard; Schulten, Thorsten - 2011

The legal basis of collective bargaining in Austria is laid down by the Labour Constitution Act (ArbVG). According to the ArbVG, collective agreements can be concluded only between collective organisations of employers and employees. Therefore, the Austrian labour law systematically benefits...

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Sector-level bargaining and possibilities for deviations at company level : Belgium

Keune, Maarten - Amsterdam Institute of Advanced Labour Studies, … - 2011

The Belgian collective bargaining system is highly institutionalised and coordinated. Over 90% of employees are covered by a collective agreement, placing Belgium among the countries with the highest coverage in Europe. Also, the Belgian trade unions have a relatively high level of membership...

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Sector-level bargaining and possibilities for deviations at company level : Spain

Ramos-Martín, Nuria - Amsterdam Institute of Advanced Labour Studies, … - 2011

The right to collective bargaining and the binding character of collective agreements is enshrined in the Spanish Constitution (Section 37.1). The system of collective bargaining is thoroughly regulated in Title III of the Workers’ Statute. In particular, Section 82.3 establishes the legally...

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Minimum wages in Europe : Background paper

Hurley, John - 2007

This background paper from the European Foundation has been drafted to coincide with the European Parliament's hearing on 12 September 2007 in Brussels on the "Role of the minimum wage/minimum income for social inclusion in the EU". The focus of the paper is on minimum wage provisions in Europe;...

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Towards an European minimum income

Europäischer Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss - 2015

This study examines whether it would be appropriate to introduce a guaranteed minimum income (GMI) at European level. It begins by describing the features of GMI systems implemented in the Member States for individuals of working age who are fit for work as well as the challenges they encounter...

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E-skills, competitiveness and employability

Lanvin, Bruno

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Study on Civil Security R&D in major third countries (SER3CO) : Final Report, within the Framework Contract of Security Studies – ENTR/09/050

Ecorys - 2013

Policy attention to the security industry increased substantially after the terrorist attacks in the U.S. on September 11th, 2001. With an increased demand for security, the global security market grew a tenfold to around €100 billion in 2011. Many studies expect that growth of the worldwide...

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External Evaluation of the Partnership Instrument (2014 – mid 2017) : Final Report

Zavattta, Roberto (contributor); … - Economisti Associati Srl - 2017

the period since. The evaluation also considers the Instrument’s complementarities and synergies with the wider set of EU … External Financing Instruments (EFIs). The geographical scope of the evaluation covers all countries eligible under the PI … Regulation, with a focus on six countries (Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Mexico and the United States) where individual …

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