Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/39665 
Year of Publication: 
2005
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Finanzwissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge No. 48
Publisher: 
Universität Potsdam, Lehrstuhl Finanzwissenschaft, Potsdam
Abstract: 
Many European countries have experienced a significant increase of unemployment in recent years. This paper reviews several theoretical models that try to explain this phenomenon. Predominantly, these models claim a link between the poor performance of European labor markets and the high level of market regulation. Commonly referred to as the Eurosclerosis debate, prominent approaches consider insider-outsider relationships, search-models, and the influence of hiring and firing costs on equilibrium employment. The paper presents empirical evidence of each model and studies the relevance of the identified rigidities as a determinant of high unemployment in Europe. Furthermore, a case study analyzes the unemployment problem in Germany and critically discusses new reform efforts. In particular this section analyzes whether the recently enacted Hartz reforms can induce higher employment.
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Working Paper

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