"Die Arbeitsmarktpolitik der meisten OECD-Länder reagiert auf die Weltwirtschaftskrise von 1974/75 zunächst mit kurzfristig beschäftigungserhaltenden Maßnahmen. Als sich die Wachstumsraten der Vorrezessionsperiode nicht wieder einstellen, werden diese ursprünglich nur auf eine...

"This paper proposes a simple multi-industry trade model with search frictions in the labor market. Unimpeded access to global financial markets enables capital owners to invest abroad, thereby fostering unemployment at the extensive industry margin. Whether a country benefits from FDI in terms...

"This paper proposes a simple multi-industry trade model with search frictions in the labor market. Unimpeded access to global financial markets enables capital owners to invest abroad, thereby fostering unemployment at the extensive industry margin. Whether a country benefits from FDI in terms...

"Over the last decade, both the availability of quantitative indicators on labor market institutions and of studies trying to explain differences in national labor market performance through institutional variables have burgeoned significantly. It is now time to review these indicators and the...

The development of the unemployment rate differs substantially between OECD countries. In recent years some countries experienced a mild increase, other countries had a stable unemployment rate, while there are also 'successful' countries in which the unemployment rate decreased a lot. A common...

"Die Arbeitsmarktpolitik der meisten OECD-Länder reagiert auf die Weltwirtschaftskrise von 1974/75 zunächst mit kurzfristig beschäftigungserhaltenden Maßnahmen. Als sich die Wachstumsraten der Vorrezessionsperiode nicht wieder einstellen, werden diese ursprünglich nur auf eine...

"Over the last decade, both the availability of quantitative indicators on labor market institutions and of studies trying to explain differences in national labor market performance through institutional variables have burgeoned significantly. It is now time to review these indicators and the...