The crisis is hitting the financial sector disproportionately and on a permanent basis, at least in some countries. This paper looks at the effects of the crisis on employment and earnings in the financial sector. It also considers how policies can help support adjustment in the sector, while...

Why is unemployment higher in some countries than others? Why does it fluctuate between decades? Why are some people at greater risk than others? Layard and Nickell have worked on these issues for thirty years. Their famous model, first published in 1986, is now used throughout the world. It...

Der vorliegende Forschungsbericht (IZA Research Report) Nr. 13 stellt den Endbericht des vom Bundesministeriumfür Wirtschaft und Technologie geförderten Forschungsprojektes „Wachstumsaspekteder Arbeitsmarktpolitik – Von den Nachbarn lernen“ dar, welches zwischen Januar und April 2007...