The main research question associated with this case study is to contribute modestly to the discussion of the relationship between Zero Lower Bound (ZLB) framework and Productivity of the Euro Area, Germany and the GIIPS. The relationship between ZLB and Unit Labor Costs is also analyzed.The...

AutorInnen aus 13 Ländern (Belgien, Dänemark, Finnland, Frankreich, Großbritannien, Italien, Niederlande, Norwegen, Österreich, Portugal, Spanien, Ungarn und Deutschland), die dem europäischen Netzwerk gewerkschaftsnaher Forschungsinstitute (TURI) angehören, diskutieren über aktuelle...

A hypothetical European Minimum Wage (MW) set at 60 percent of each country's median wage would reduce in-work poverty but have limited effects on overall poverty, as many poor households do not earn a wage near MW and higher unemployment, higher prices, and a loss of social insurance benefits...

Gaps in competitiveness, rooted in economic as well as in political factors, characterise postwar European economic history. The eurozone experience showed the emergence of large current account imbalances. The peculiar mixture of financial markets integration and national cycles in wages and...