Insufficiently flexible labour markets combined with high welfare costs are often thought to be the main cause of unsatisfactory growth in Europe. This paper uses the OECD data on regulation of the product and labour market to confirm the difference in the extent of regulation between US and...

Eine Reihe von westeuropäischen Ländern hat seit Mitte der 80er Jahre ihre synthetischen Einkommensteuersysteme hin zu einer so genannten dualen Einkommensteuer reformiert. Auch die meisten mittel- und osteuropäischen Transformationsländer führten gleich mit Beginn der Systemtransformation...

The obvious difference in the economic performance of countries has led to the question why some countries are so much wealthier than others, and whether the size, the structure, and the organisation of the public sector contribute to cross-country income and growth gaps. Public sector...