Can labour market institutions explain high unemployment rates in the new EU member states?

被引：1

作者：

Ederveen S. ^{[1
]}

Thissen L. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, 2500 EC The Hague

[2] ECORYS Nederland BV, 3006 AD Rotterdam

来源：

Empirica | 2007年 / 34卷 / 4期

关键词：

EU accession countries; Labour market institutions; Transition economies; Unemployment;

D O I：

10.1007/s10663-006-9030-z

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摘要：

This article studies the question whether labour market institutions can explain the large differences in unemployment rates in the new member states. It investigates several labour market institutions and concludes that they are on average no more rigid in the new member states than in the old ones. However, there is a lot of heterogeneity both in terms of institutions and unemployment rates. The impact of labour market institutions on performance is empirically examined for a panel of European countries. These results are used to assess to what extent labour market institutions are responsible for the diverse unemployment experiences in the new member states. Labour market institutions can explain only a small part of these differences. Other causes of unemployment seem to be more important. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007.

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页码：299 / 317

页数：18

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