"The years of transition in Central and Eastern Europe brought with them the unprecedented - in these societies - phenomenon of restructuring with dismissals and growing unemployment. Moreover with the emergence and development of the private sector, new enterprises started to leave former...

"The financial crisis drew attention to the way in which workers in certain countries had been able to sustain consumption through housing and consumer credit despite insecure labour-market positions. This indicates a need to expand the analysis of the relationship between flexibility and...

"The financial crisis drew attention to the way in which workers in certain countries had been able to sustain consumption through housing and consumer credit despite insecure labour-market positions. This indicates a need to expand the analysis of the relationship between flexibility and...

"In the Federal Republic of Germany discussions surrounding the employment effects of environmental protection are an 'evergreen' which has passed through several development phases. Calculations of net employment effects of environmental protection at national level show, however, that it can...

"In the Federal Republic of Germany discussions surrounding the employment effects of environmental protection are an 'evergreen' which has passed through several development phases. Calculations of net employment effects of environmental protection at national level show, however, that it can...

"This contribution gives an overview of the main results of our theoretical research on the stability and change of labour market institutions. We use so-called models of unionised oligopolies which are borrowed from the theory of industrial organization in order to analyse the effects of...