Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/34291 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 3161
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We conduct a comparative analysis of Labor Market Policies and outcomes for the EU member states, for the period 2000-2005. We document the main differences in Labor Market Policies across EU members, including new member states after 2004. We focus on indicators of policy generosity (expenditures relative to GDP) and relate these and other policy indicators to indicators of labor market outcomes and performance. Our results show that, on a cross-country basis, higher rates of employment are in general associated with: (i) higher expenditures on labor market policies, especially on active policies; (ii) a lower degree of rigidity in labor market institutions and in product market regulation.
Subjects: 
Labor market policies
labor market outcomes
European social models
JEL: 
J08
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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