countries over the period 1980-2002, we present evidence that product market deregulation is more effective at the margin when … labor market regulation is high. Moreover, there is evidence in our sample that product market deregulation promotes labor … market deregulation. We show that these results are mostly consistent with the basic predictions of a standard bargaining …

minimum wage (captured by the Kaitz index) in a panel setting. We find that the minimum wage raises unemployment among young …

minimum wage causes more unemployment, but also leads to more skill formation as unemployment is concentrated on low … gains of more skill formation outweigh the social welfare losses of increased unemployment. Using a highly conservative …

-skilled unemployment. Yet, empirical evidence on their effectiveness is scarce. In this paper, we use Belgian administrative data to … exact matching. Our findings indicate that such subsidies can be effective in reducing unemployment and inactivity, but only …

unemployment on the level of regional labor markets. Using variation in the regional exposure to the new wage floor, we employ a … difference-in-differences approach that compares the evolution of employment and unemployment between regions with varying … reduction is not accompanied by a proportional increase in unemployment. …

insiders to firing restrictions does not necessarily worsen unemployment. In fact, it may be the willingness of a majority of … unemployment and deteriorates efficiency. Moreover, we argue, that the concentration of firm ownership is likely to influence labor …