Strikes as a consequence of labour conflicts occur about 28 times as much in France as in the Netherlands. This paper … strike activity is high in France if workers were successful in obtaining relatively high wage increases in collective labour … formation on a macro-level is much higher in France than in the Netherlands. …

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 … short-term oriented policies can only have temporary effects. Ultimately, the youth unemployment disease in France and in …