The paper assesses characteristics of labour taxation, employment and unemployment rate in the OECD and in the EU … Member States and analyses relationship between tax wedge and labour market outcomes, i.e., employment and unemployment rate … the EU OECD countries. Moreover, with regard to employment and unemployment rate, OECD and EU Member States can be …

determined by the overall unemployment rate. It is argued both on analytical and numerical grounds that the second alternative is …

the one hand, wages are lowered and unemployment decreases, on the other hand, the individual labour supply decision is … progressivity is below the actual level. A decomposition approach shows that the optimal level is increased by high unemployment and …

, it reduces unemployment by exerting downward pressure on wages. This trade-off is quantitatively assessed using a … bargaining and involuntary unemployment. In the simulations carried out using this model, the optimal degree of tax progressivity …

, it reduces unemployment by exerting downward pressure on wages. This trade-off is quantitatively assessed using a … bargaining and involuntary unemployment. In the simulations carried out using this model, the optimal degree of tax progressivity …

This paper analyses the effect of labour taxes on Euro area unemployment. Empirical estimates obtained so far can be … area unemployment, we find a significant tax effect that is in the middle of the estimates that can be found in the … empirical literature. This study gives support to the view that lowering labour taxes can help to reduce unemployment in …

the one hand, wages are lowered and unemployment decreases, on the other hand, the individual labour supply decision is … progressivity is below the actual level. A decomposition approach shows that the optimal level is increased by high unemployment and …

determined by the overall unemployment rate. It is argued both on analytical and numerical grounds that the second alternative is …

determined by the overall unemployment rate. It is argued both on analytical and numerical grounds that the second alternative is …