In the public debate, poor employment performance has often been associated with the existence of extensive labour market regulations and a lack of commitment to far-sighted public policies. This paper investigates the relation between policy myopia and labour market institutions. We develop a...

This paper investigates the relationship between political instability and labor market institutions. We develop a theoretical model in which some features of the political process, by reducing the future yields of policy interventions, induce an incumbent government to choose labor market...

This paper investigates the relationship between political instability and labor market institutions. We develop a theoretical model in which some features of the political process, by reducing the future yields of policy interventions, induce an incumbent government to choose labor market...