I examine the effect of labour market policies and institutions on the transmission of macroeconomic shocks to the … labour market, using both aggregate and industry-level annual data for 23 OECD countries, 23 business-sector industries and … up to 29 years. I find that high and progressive labour taxes and generous unemployment benefits amplify labour income …

Kingdom, Spain and the United States, focussing on the role of the public sector. Using the French, Spanish and UK Labour … in France and 10 percent in Spain and the US. Private-sector workers would forgo 0.5 to 2.9 percent of their wage to have … the same job security as public-sector workers. …

The number of workers who hold more than one job (a.k.a. multiple jobholders) has increased recently in Canada. While … restricted-access panel micro-data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey to construct transition probabilities into and out of … workers to take on second jobs. We argue that changes in technology and in preferences could both be responsible for this …

In Canada, the fraction of workers holding multiple jobs has almost tripled since the mid-1970s. In this paper, we …-data from the Canadian labour force survey to construct transition probabilities in and out of multiple jobholding. We analyze …. While economic reasons remain important among the motives that push workers towards multiple jobholding, a more flexible …

reductions and minimisation of non-wage labour costs. Workers react by changing jobs. This results in a high and stable overall …The labour market in Russia is very flexible. Firms adjust to economic shocks through wage cuts, working hour … employment rate, but also high wage inequality, informality and labour turnover, which limits incentives for firms to invest in …

The Czech labour market has undergone significant changes as a consequence of economic restructuring. This paper … the Czech labour market. The higher share of tertiary education graduates has increased the supply of skills … aggregate level the labour market performs well, a deeper analysis reveals several weaknesses. In particular, long-term and …