When Eastern Labour Markets Enter Western Europe CEECs. Labour Market Institutions upon Euro Zone Accession [PDF]
This paper reviews the literature on the labour market institutions in European Union Member States in the context of monetary integration. Traditionally, labour markets are a key concept in the optimal currency area theory, playing the role of the only ...
Tyrowicz, Joanna
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Macroeconometric evaluation of active labour market policies in Germany : a dynamic panel approach using regional data [PDF]
Most evaluation studies of active labour market policies (ALMP) focus on the microeconometric evaluation approach using individual data. However, as the microeconometric approach usually ignores impacts on the non-participants, it should be seen as a ...
Blien, Uwe +3 more
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The present study aimed to investigate the presence of asymmetric stochastic volatility and leverage effects within the Nasdaq-100 index. This index is widely regarded as an important indicator for investors.
Elchin Suleymanov +2 more
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BNew Developments in the Australian Labour Market in 2006 [PDF]
2006 generally represented a solid year in terms of macroeconomic performance and labour market indicators, even under the threat of increasing inflation and interest rates.
Denniss, Richard +3 more
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The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the International Evidence [PDF]
This report provides a critical examination of the international literature on the role and impact of labour market information (LMI). The purpose of this exercise is to assess the current state of knowledge on the role and impact of LMI and to identify ...
Alexander Murray
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Unemployment and finance: how do financial and labour market factors interact? [PDF]
sing annual data for 18 OECD countries over the period 1980-2004, we investigate how labour and financial factors interact to determine unemployment by estimating a dynamic panel model using the system generalized method of moments (GMM).
Anne-Gael Vaubourg +2 more
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Croatian Accession to the European Union: Economic and Legal Challenges [PDF]
The labour market has the most important role in determining the standard of living of citizens of the Republic of Croatia, but this labour market is characterised more by the aim of preserving existing employment than of creating new jobs.
Katarina Ott +2 more
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Do Labour Market Programmes Necessarily Crowd out Regular Employment? A Matching Model Analysis [PDF]
It is often claimed that the usage of labour market programmes will necessarily crowd out regular employment (see, for example, Holmlund & Lindén (1993)).
Miller, J.G.
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Unemployment and Labour Market Transitions in the Czech Republic: Evidence from Micro-data [PDF]
The Czech labour market performance in early 1990s has widely been regarded as a success story. In particular, the Czech unemployment rate has been one of the lowest in Europe.
Huitfeldt, Henrik
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Manufacturing Employment and Exchange Rates in the Portuguese Economy: The Role of Openness, Technology and Labour Market Rigidity [PDF]
In this paper, we explore empirically the role of openness, technology and labour market rigidity in the determination of the effect of the exchange rate on employment in Portugal.
Alexandre, Fernando +3 more
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