Information on "Labor Economics" and "Europe"
June 2012
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Jun 2012
Immigration and Structural Change: Evidence from Post-war Germany
Author: Sebastian Braun, Michael Kvasnicka
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper uses studies mass displacement of ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe to West Germany after World War II to see if immigration accelerates sectoral change towards high-productivity sectors. More on «Immigration and Structural Change: Evidence from Post-war Germany» -
Jun 2012
Can Mobility Offset Unemployment?
Author: Thieß Petersen
Publisher: Bertelsmann Foundation
The sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone has had dramatic consequences for European labor markets. More on «Can Mobility Offset Unemployment?»
May 2012
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22 May 2012
Europe's Recurrent Employment Problems
Author: Daniel Gros
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
As unemployment climbs to new heights, Europe’s policy-makers are desperately casting about for the few instruments to foster growth. More on «Europe's Recurrent Employment Problems»
March 2011
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Mar 2011
Price Competitiveness Divergence in the Euro Area
Author: Dominik Groll, Björn van Roye
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This policy brief argues that the fixation on indices or growth rates in the current discussion around price competitiveness in the euro area and the policy proposals that emerged from entirely ignoring unit labor cost levels may be misleading. More on «Price Competitiveness Divergence in the Euro Area»
March 2010
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Mar 2010
Die Hartz IV-Falle: Wenn Arbeit nicht mehr lohnt
Author: Alfred Boss, Björn Christensen, Klaus Schrader
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Der Anspruch war hoch: Nach dem Prinzip des „Förderns und Forderns“ sollten die Hartz-Gesetze (1. More on «Die Hartz IV-Falle: Wenn Arbeit nicht mehr lohnt»
December 2009
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Dec 2009
Headquarter Services, Skill Intensity and Labour Demand Elasticities in Multinational Firms
Author: Olivier N. Godart, Holger Görg, David Greenaway
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Using information on a panel of multinational firms operating in the UK from 1996 to 2005, the authors find that labor demand in domestic multinationals is less sensitive to own labor costs changes than in foreign multinationals. More on «Headquarter Services, Skill Intensity and Labour Demand Elasticities in Multinational Firms»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Extensive vs. Intensive Margin in Germany and the United States
Author: Christian Merkl, Dennis Wesselbaum
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper analyzes the role of the extensive vis-à-vis the intensive margin of labor adjustment in Germany and the US. More on «Extensive vs. Intensive Margin in Germany and the United States»
March 2009
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Mar 2009
Migration and Wage-Setting: Reassessing the Labor Market Effects of Migration
Author: Herbert Brücker, Elke J Jahn
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper employs a wage-setting approach to analyze the labor market effects of immigration into Germany. More on «Migration and Wage-Setting: Reassessing the Labor Market Effects of Migration»
February 2009
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10 Feb 2009
Nuevas tendencias en las políticas de inmigración italianas: “cambiar algo para que nada cambie”
Author: Claudia Finotelli, Giuseppe Sciortino
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Este ARI examina los recientes cambios en la política de inmigración italiana llevados a cabo en 2008 por el gobierno conservador de Silvio Berlusconi. More on «Nuevas tendencias en las políticas de inmigración italianas: “cambiar algo para que nada cambie”»
October 2008
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Oct 2008
Flexible Pension Systems
Author: Hannu Piekkola
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper studies how pension systems and well-being at work can be improved to postpone retirement in European households. More on «Flexible Pension Systems»
