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The Quality of Labor Relations and Unemployment
Blanchard, Olivier J.; Philippon, Thomas - 2004
In countries where wages are primarily set by collective bargaining, the effects on unemployment of changes in the … relations. In this paper, we examine the role this quality of labor relations has played in the evolution of unemployment across … relations have experienced higher unemployment. This conclusion remains even after controlling for labor institutions …
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"Welfare magnetism" in the EU-15? : why the EU enlargement did not start a race to the bottom of welfare states
Skupnik, Christoph - 2013
According to the "welfare magnet" hypothesis, migrants with a high likelihood of claiming benefits cluster in the most generous welfare systems. After the introduction of the freedom of movement for Eastern European workers, EU-15 countries can thus be expected to reduce public benefits in order...
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Posted Workers in Europe. The Cases of Greece and Bulgaria
Sakellaropoulos, Theodoros - 2019
The present Volume aims at contributing to the debate concerning posted workers in the EU and the elaboration of relevant strategies, especially in light of the recent decisions by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and their implications for the future of European social policy. The Volume...
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Consumer Law as Work Law
Harris, Jonathan F. - 2022
The traditional legal framework in the United States for the workplace was the master-servant doctrine, under which workers provide various services to their employers in exchange for benefits based on their status. That model has been largely supplanted by contract but, in recent decades,...
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New European Economic Governance and Decentralisation of the Collective Bargaining Structure in Italy : Did It Work Out?
Bergamante, Francesca - 2018
A widespread belief considers decentralization of collective bargaining as a key element in introducing relevant innovations and changes in the work organization. In relation to this belief, since 2011 the Italian collective bargaining system is being specifically monitored by European...
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Wage Persistence and Labour Market Institutions : An Analysis of Young European Workers
Menezes, António - 2007
This paper investigates the effects of labour market institutions on wage persistence among young European workers at the beginning of their careers. We use ECHP data from 1995 to 2001 for 13 EU countries and estimate a three-level random intercept probit model that allows for unobserved...
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Sympathy for the devil? : exploring flexicurity win-win promises
Pedraza, Pablo de; Álvarez-Díaz, Marcos; Dominguez … - In: IZA journal of labor policy 9 (2019) 1, pp. 1-26
higher flexibility at the onset of the crisis contributed to a reduction in the unemployment rates after the crisis, while a …
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European Vs. American Hours Worked : Assessing the Role of the Extensive and Intensive Margins
Langot, François; Quintero Rojas, Coralia - 2021
Europeans have worked less than Americans since the 1970s. In this paper, we quantify the relative importance of the extensive and intensive margins of aggregate hours of market work on the observed differences. Our counterfactual exercises show that the two dimensions of the extensive margin,...
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Wage coordination in new and old EU member states : stronger wage coordination and higher union density are associated with lower unemployment and higher infaltion
Rovelli, Riccardo - 2016
Aside from employment protection laws, which have been converging, other labor market institutions in new and old EU member states, such as wage bargaining coordination and labor union density, still differ considerably. These labor market institutions also differ among the new EU member states,...
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Towards a European full employment policy
Ritzen, Jo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2018
Full employment in the European Union member states is a challenge but feasible, also in downswings of the business cycle and during stages of increased robotization. It requires a labor legislation that ensures flexibility and retraining, responsive labor sharing during the business cycle and...
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