during the recent economic recession in Europe. To this end, we use data for 258 European regions in 28 European Union (EU … unemployment increase and that this relationship was significant at all ages. Fertility responded to worsening economic conditions … especially in Southern Europe and in Central and Eastern Europe, i.e. two broad regions which were considerably affected by the …

protection, unemployment insurance benefits and minimum income support, working time flexibility and wage setting played a … crucial role in determining to what extent the economic crisis led to higher unemployment, wage cuts or income losses and … and to what extent different socio-economic groups were affected. -- automatic stabilisers ; unemployment protection ; tax …

Purpose: When the scales try to balance between 6.5% and 25% unemployment rates in the European Union, performance … indicators seem to become difficult to interpret and forecast, let alone the unemployment trend itself. In other comparative … terms as to the post financial crisis that hit the World in 2007-2010, Europe’s performance looks unfavorable compared to …