This paper outlines theoretical insights regarding the motivation and effects of labor market institutions, and reviews empirical studies of relevant evidence from European and other countries’ historical experience. Institutional interference with laissez faire labor market outcomes has both...

Als weiterer Redner beim 3. Munich Economic Summit äußerte sich Prof. Giuseppe Bertola, Universitá di Torino, zu den aus seiner Sicht notwendigen Reformen in Europa. Er unterstrich in seinem Vortrag vor allen Dingen, dass nicht nur die Arbeitsmärkte, sondern auch andere Bereiche reformiert...

We analyze the implications of labor market reforms for an open economy's human capital investment and future production. A stylized model shows that labor market deregulation can imply more positive current account balances if financial markets are imperfect and labor market institutions not...