(unemployment generosity, tax wedge, active labour market policies, employment protection legislation, product market regulation …

The Finnish unemployment rose in the early 1990 s from three to eighteen percent in four years. Unemployment has then … this unforeseen increase in unemployment. We then discuss the role of labour market institutions in the adjustment process … that has brought unemployment back to normal levels. We argue that these institutions cannot be blamed for the increase in …

(unemployment generosity, tax wedge, active labour market policies, employment protection legislation, product market regulation …

We measure the contribution of worker flows across employment, unemployment, and non-participation to the change in … unemployment in eleven EU countries during the period 2006-2012, paying special attention to which socio-demographic groups in each … larger extent than educational attainments, is the main determinant of flows from employment into unemployment, particularly …

This paper provides econometric evidence on the impact of labour market regulations on ('structural') unemployment …, minimum wages – largely underperform in explaining (medium-term) unemployment, while cyclical macroeconomic factors – in … increased 'structural' unemployment in advanced economies is modest at best. Some labour market variables do have an impact on …