flexibility of the labor market increases both the employment rate and the rate of participation in the labor force. A … conservative estimate suggests that if France were to make its labor markets as flexible as those in the US, its employment rate … would increase 1.6 percentage points, or 14% of the employment gap between the two countries. The estimated effects are …

In this study we examine the contribution of severance pay to employment and unemployment development using data on …-varying labor market institutions. While the positive effect of severance pay on unemployment garners some support, there is no real … indication of adverse effects for (the three) other employment outcomes identified here. Moreover, with the possible exception of …

flexibility of the labor market increases both the employment rate and the rate of participation in the labor force. A … conservative estimate suggests that if France were to make its labor markets as flexible as those in the US, its employment rate … would increase 1.6 percentage points, or 14% of the employment gap between the two countries. The estimated effects are …

increasing unemployment. A key question is which policies have this effect. Using a 3-year panel of 90 countries, the study finds … that the unemployment rate is affected by the existence, duration, and replacement rate of unemployment insurance. Hiring … unemployment. These results are broadly in line with the extensive literature on countries of the Organisation for Economic Co …

This paper estimates the impact of fiscal consolidation on unemployment and job market flows across EU countries using … show that the impact of fiscal consolidation on cyclical unemployment is temporary and significant mostly for expenditure …-finding rate corresponds to a longer average duration of unemployment spells, fiscal policy shocks also tend to have a stronger …

mainly on dismissals protection, distinguishing between the themes of employment and unemployment development and labor … market dynamics proper. Our discussion of employment and unemployment largely deals with the effect of employment protection …Empirical investigation of the labor market consequences of employment protection has mushroomed since Lazear's (1990 …

This paper is intended to make a contribution to the empirical literature explaining the rise of unemployment since the …, namely, the employment shift from industry and agriculture to services. The second contribution of the paper is the focus on … successfully absorb the workers released from the agriculture and industry sector. The result is higher unemployment. …

This paper is intended to make a contribution to the empirical literature explaining the rise of unemployment since the …, namely, the employment shift from industry and agriculture to services. The second contribution of the paper is the focus on … successfully absorb the workers released from the agriculture and industry sector. The result is higher unemployment …

This paper is intended to make a contribution to the empirical literature explaining the rise of unemployment since the …, namely, the employment shift from industry and agriculture to services. The second contribution of the paper is the focus on … successfully absorb the workers released from the agriculture and industry sector. The result is higher unemployment. …