Unemployment today is much higher in Europe than in the USA. This, however, was not always the case. From the 1960s … until the first half of the 1970s, unemployment in continental Europe was lower than in the USA. This was the time of the … vaunted “unemployment miracle” in Europe. These circumstances changed starting in the second half of the 1970s …

regulatory conditions on immigrant-native gaps across four outcomes; unemployment, monthly earnings, underemployment, and … unemployment and underemployment. A higher union density appears to suppress wage differences across some immigrant groups, rather …

and restrictions on fixed‐term contracts; (2) unemployment benefit generosity and coverage; and (3) the intensity of … unemployment benefits and access to ALMPs. In particular, we will provide some evidence on potential changes in hirings on …

protection legislation. In this regard, it focuses particularly on differences in unemployment. The dissertation is cumulative … between employment protection legislation and unemployment strongly depends on present contextual factors. …