The view that high unemployment in West Germany and other European countries is caused by a path dependence effect - or … is argued that in a cointegration framework it is reasonable to define hysteresis as the absence of weak exogeneity of … the explanatory variables. Building on a cointegration model of the employment rate in West Germany, I find only weak …

The employment of people with disabilities has received significant attention, but little is known about how unions …, supporting the voice model of unions. Overall the results indicate that while unions appear to help workers with disabilities in …

-skill occupations worsens the bargaining position of unions, which crucially depends on the occupational structure inside a firm. This …

regulatory conditions on immigrant-native gaps across four outcomes; unemployment, monthly earnings, underemployment, and … unemployment and underemployment. A higher union density appears to suppress wage differences across some immigrant groups, rather …

The Finnish unemployment rose in the early 1990 s from three to eighteen percent in four years. Unemployment has then … this unforeseen increase in unemployment. We then discuss the role of labour market institutions in the adjustment process … that has brought unemployment back to normal levels. We argue that these institutions cannot be blamed for the increase in …

The Finnish unemployment rose in the early 1990's from three to eighteen percent in four years. Unemployment has then … this unforeseen increase in unemployment. We then discuss the role of labour market institutions in the adjustment process … that has brought unemployment back to 'normal' levels. We argue that these institutions cannot be blamed for the increase …

in the initial conditions. The effect of the initial unemployment rate is particularly strong. The higher initial … unemployment. the higher optimal tax progressivity. Another important driver is the general tax level. High taxes in the initial …

the outcome of long-term unemployment which is the result of changing the nation’s socio-eco-political environment …