Rising wage inequality in the U.S. and Britain (especially in the 1980s) and rising continental European unemployment … large data sets from the U.S., Britain, and western Germany to test the Krugman hypothesis for the 1990s, when unemployment …

Switzerland, traditionally a ‘zero unemployment’ economy, has seen an unprecedented rise in joblessness in the 1990s … although unemployment fell again to a rather low level after 1997. This paper tests whether Switzerland experienced a negative … shock and find that they were rigid, which can explain the relative unemployment increase for this group. Finally, I test …

unemployment in Europe. Using Faccini's data and his estimation methods, we show that the Fixed Effects estimation results collapse … evidence to support the conclusion that greater use of temporary contracts would decrease unemployment. …

-varying labor market institutions. While the positive effect of severance pay on unemployment garners some support, there is no real …In this study we examine the contribution of severance pay to employment and unemployment development using data on … collective bargaining coordination, the role of institutions is also more muted than suggested in the literature. …

to learn from experience is itself affected by economic institutions. A society which does not trust markets is more … institutions reinforce each other in slowing or preventing people from learning the correct underlying parameters. …

proposes a model of monopolistic competition with an endogenous determination of workers flows in and out of unemployment …

America, Oceania, and East Asia. This has led to low labor force participation and high unemployment, especially among young … unnecessary evil. Restructuring unemployment and pension benefits will help to increase participation and reverse the decline of …