Abstract Der Beitrag zeigt, dass der Arbeitsmarkt in Deutschland trotz der schärfsten Konjunkturkrise in der Nachkriegszeit weitgehend robust geblieben ist. Diese sowohl im internationalen Vergleich als auch gegenüber früheren Konjunkturabschwüngen außerordentlich günstige Entwicklung ist...

With high unemployment, low participation of specific groups such as the low-skilled and those nearing retirement age, and relatively low average hours worked, France is far from using its full labour potential. Improving the labour market situation would not only increase living standards and...

Europe currently faces two major labour market issues relevant for EMU. Firstly, there is a need to bring down the relatively high unemployment rate to avoid a shift in the political preferences in some member countries away from price stability to employment-creating but inflationary monetary...