productivity in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Portugal. Moreover, we also study whether such effects are different taking into … holidays did not impact labour productivity for either central or local and regional government managed SOEs. Though revocation … of holidays espoused to improve productivity, the policy seems to have served a ceremonial purpose, but not an economic …

impact on labor productivity and they lead to a fall in the unemployment rate. Collective bargaining reforms do not seem to … affect either productivity or capital formation but they have a clear medium-term effect on the labor market. Moreover …

sector employment and wages on the labour market, particularly on private sector wages. Our empirical evidence shows that the … growth of public sector wages and of public sector employment positively affects the growth of private sector wages. Moreover …, total factor productivity, the unemployment rate, hours per worker, and inflation, are also important determinants of …

public sector wages and of public sector employment positively affects the growth of private sector wages. Moreover, total … factor productivity, the unemployment rate and the degree of urbanisation are also important determinants of private sector …

firms that borrowed more increased employment and fixed capital investment, albeit to a lesser degree than before the APP …

budget balance in France, Germany, Portugal, and Spain. We try to uncover past trends behind the development of public …