This paper examines the evolution of some important macroeconomic indicators for the EU analysing the changes caused by the crisis in the last years and tries to find which one of them is affecting the employment rate. We therefore employ a panel data approach, considering the 27 countries. The...

This paper analyses several of the cross-market effects of policies aimed at influencing outcomes in product and labour markets. Focusing on subsets of OECD countries, we look at the implications of product market competition for industry wages and overall employment, and the implications of...