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This paper examines the effectiveness of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in improving labour market outcomes, especially of low-skilled individuals, by means of a pooled cross-country and time series database for 31 advanced countries during the period 1985–2010. The analysis includes...
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Theo S. Eicher and Thomas Strobel present an industry-level account of the recent changes in German productivity growth and compare the trends to Europe and the US. The specific focus is on how differential investments in information and communication technologies (ICT) affected the economic...
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An Englishman once watched his first American football game. He looked intently as the team gathered into a huddle after each play. His American host asked him what he thought of the proceedings. “Not a bad sport,” remarked the visitor, “but they do seem to engage in an excessive number of...
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Im Vergleich zum EU-Durchschnitt und zu den Vereinigten Staaten hat Deutschland seit einigen Jahren eine höhere Arbeitslosenquote und niedrigere Wachstumsraten zu verzeichnen. Worauf ist diese Entwicklung zurückzuführen? Ist der gegenwärtige Aufschwung nachhaltig?
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Beschäftigungsprobleme liegen. Auch das Gesetz von Okun, das einen Zusammenhang zwischen dem Wirtschaftswachstum und der Arbeitslosigkeit …, nach dem das Beschäftigungswachstum vom Wirtschaftswachstum abhängt. Die theoretische Fundierung kann zum einen diese … beschreibt, eignet sich nicht zur Erklärung der Arbeitslosigkeit. Gleichwohl deuten die Befunde darauf hin, dass der deutsche …
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With interest groups significantly affecting economic performance (according to Mancur Olson) and a vital interest of governments in economic growth and low unemployment in order to win elections, there should be a link between political business cycles and the evolution of lobbies over time...
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This article focuses on the role of unionized members of the parliament. Referring to the famous study by Freeman and Medoff (1984) and considering the more recent literature we first review unions' political power at the example of the US. We conclude that trade unions have not been very...
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