The original essays in this book have been written by a number of leading international experts in the field of labour market studies to honour the intellectual contribution and lifetime achievement of Günther Schmid.

Labour market institutions, including collective bargaining, the regulation of employment contracts and social protection policies, are instrumental for improving the well-being of workers, their families and society. In many countries, these institutions have been eroded, whilst in other...

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[fre] Social Protection and European Economic Integration In fhe future, the problems faced by the European schemes of social protection will become more acute: the ageing of the population and the growing health expenditures will place increased pressure on national schemes. At the same time,...

[eng] Individual characteristics, local lbaour markets, and unemployment in Bulgaria and Poland : lessons from micro-data Sandrine Cazes et Stefano Scarpetta Unemployment has a clear geographical dimension in central and eastern European countries. While unemployment rates are still well below...

[eng] The dramatic political and institutional changes now occurring in the Soviet Union are likely to have profound consequences on income distribution amongst households, as well as amongst Republics. Even before the onset of the current reform wave had been initiated by M. Gorbatchev, the...

[fre] Les réformes mises en œuvre en Russie dans le cadre de la transition vers l'économie de marchés ont engendré une détérioration sensible des conditions de vie de la population. Les hausses consécutives à la libération des prix décrétée en janvier 1992, la persistance d'une...

[eng] Due to the likely ageing of the French population over the coming decades, the future financing of the current public, « pay-as-you-go » pension system is quite worrisome. If the currently foreseen stagnation of the population materializes, a choice will have to be made between keeping...