heavily indebted Euro area countries, namely the so-called GIIPS group (Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain). Using …

representative household microdata from 11 Eurozone countries to simulate these policy reforms and to study their effects on the … that not all forms of fiscal integration will improve macroeconomic stability in the Eurozone. -- European income tax …

representative household microdata from 11 Eurozone countries to simulate these policy reforms and to study their effects on the … that not all forms of fiscal integration will improve macroeconomic stability in the Eurozone. -- European income tax …

Competitiveness differentials are blamed for the instability of the Eurozone. Most of the analyses focus on labour … additional dividends. The yearly charge counts for at least 4% of their value added. -- Eurozone ; competitiveness ; non …

We examine the trajectories of the real unit labour costs (RULCs) in a selection of Eurozone economies. Strong …

This paper explores the long run relationship between public and private investment in the euro area in terms of … investment might have restricted private investment and GDP growth in the euro area. The results have strong implications for the … future direction of fiscal austerity programs to combat the euro area debt crisis. …

We analyze different alternatives how a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA) could be designed …

This paper focuses on the euro area wage structure and its potential determinants from a sectoral viewpoint. Merging …-country panel of 22 industries in 8 euro area countries for 1991-2002. Data inspection confirms the existence of a fairly stable … explaining inter-industry wage differentials in the euro area. Both workforce characteristics (e.g., human capital variables) and …