productivity growth would allow Bulgaria to close the income gap with the EU average more quickly and to alleviate the structural … problems in its labor market, reflected in its high long–term and youth unemployment. Our analysis of the drivers of labor … percentage point a year. This would be enough to close the income gap with the EU average by 2040, compared to the status quo …

permanent hiring. We also find a negative association between reinstatements and real wages of 3.9 %, but placebo tests indicate … policy to increase permanent hiring and wages. …

-specific wage levels in a public-sector setting where wages otherwise are set according to individualized wage bargaining. The … find that actual wages among incubents responded to the share of females with a wage below the stipulated threshold …-dependence in wages, covered workers remained on higher wage levels 4 years after the agreement took effect. The increase in wages …

-specific wage premiums accounts for 40% to 95% of within-country wage declines. The use of active labor market policies predicts a …

We study job displacement in France. In the medium run, losses in firm-specific wage premium account for a substantial … conclude collective wage agreements and have lower participation rates at professional elections. Overall, our results point to …