France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be … observed in Southern European countries, a "lost generation" may arise in France. In stark contrast, youth unemployment has … unemployment are primarily resulting from structural differences in labor policy and in the (vocational) education system, any …

There is an ongoing discussion that centres on the German labour market reforms (2003- 2005) and the role of these … process on the labour market, I use rich, high-frequency, and recent administrative panel data to present new details … findings, the results show detailed differences in the changes in matching productivity on occupational labour markets. …

policies for the welfare state are analysed: Unemployment accounts, employment subsidies and flexicurity. Finally, a new … encouraged to stabilize themselves if hurt from globalization. This dissertation examines several labour market policies with … various incentive models of the labour market, which explain the microeconomic decisions relevant to the transitions in the …