base wages. The results presented in this paper are based on a survey of Irish firms undertaken as part of the Wage … avoiding cuts in base wages, worker morale and loss of experienced workers were the main concerns. Regulatory or collective …

The issue of wages has attracted particular attention at European level since the onset of the economic crisis. Changes … different wage‑bargaining regimes and looks into the link between pay and productivity developments. It also investigates the … different systems and levels of minimum wages in Europe at present, carrying out an accounting exercise through a hypothetical …

the international transmission of productivity improvements generate the observed degree of risk-sharing: one associated …

firm entry and exit as well as survival analysis of new firms. Also, decompositions of productivity change into components … consisting of resource reallocation, firm entry and exit, and productivity growth within continuing firms are carried out. The … productivity compared to incumbent firms and changes in the sectoral structure of the economy. The decomposition of productivity …

Slovakia is engaged in an ambitious reform process which has the potential to quicken productivity growth, increase the … area participation. The nominal flexibility of wages and prices should be conserved in order to preserve the …

research and development on the determinants of productivity gaps between the current EU-15 and accession states in central and … specialisation patterns for the explanation of observed productivity gaps and for the projection of future potentials of productivity … growth in central and eastern Europe. For the aggregated level, analysis determines the share of national productivity gaps …