The current crisis, while of a global nature, has affected national labor markets to a varying extent. While some countries have experienced a steep increase in unemployment, employment in other developed economies has not fallen in parallel with a significant decline in GDP. Our analysis shows...

Report based on a study conducted for the European Parliament, Bonn 2010 (95 pages)

Joint expertise with NIRAS Consultants and AMS for the European Commission, Bonn 2008 (159 pages)

Over the last decade, both the availability of quantitative indicators on labor market institutions and of studies trying to explain differences in national labor market performance through institutional variables have burgeoned significantly. It is now time to review these indicators and the...