This paper deals with the effects of labour market institutions on unemployment in a panel of 19 OECD countries for the … of the unemployment rate. Our novel contribution is the estimation of panel models where we allow for heterogeneous … effects of institutions on unemployment. Our main results are that on the average a tighter employment protection, a higher …

This paper investigates the consequences of pension reform for life-cycle unemployment and retirement. We find that (i …) improving actuarial fairness in pension assessment not only boosts old age participation but also reduces unemployment among … and welfare; (iii) excluding unemployment benefits from the pension assessment base reduces unemployment, encourages later …

US to the worst recession the world has witnessed for over six decades. Through an in-depth review of the crisis in terms … suggested, while at the same time the majority of the world’s poor had benefited insufficiently from stronger economic growth … collapse and rising unemployment, this paper stresses that the impact of the crisis is rather diverse, reflecting differences …