Das Buch vermittelt einen Überblick über die vielfältigen mikroökonomischen Ansätze
(Humankapitaltheorie, Suchtheorie, Gewerkschaftstheorien, Effizienzlohntheorien, Insider …

I am grateful for the constructive criticism of three referees as well as for helpful comments
from Roy Cromb, Andrew Holder, Chris Pissarides, and Asbj0rn R0dseth. Financial …

Despite the impression of Eurosclerosis, labor markets in Europe are in fact quite active.
Flows into and out of unemployment are large, countercyclical, and highly coherent in four …

The paper documents the shift in the Beveridge curve in the United States since the Great
Recession. It argues that a decline in quits, the relatively poor performance of the …

The main movements of unemployment correspond to fluctuations in the short-run NAIRU
(around a stable long-term NAIRU). These supply-side fluctuations have two main origins:(i) …

The smaller countries of Western Europe have a reputation for being more successful than
their larger neighbours. They are wealthier per capita, they are more stable politically, and …

We argue that the 1970s were characterized by attempts to maintain a cooperative, low-
unemployment equilibrium in the face of considerable union power, through the use of …

It is well known that there is no consensus with respect to the relationship between
unemployment and crime. As well, there is very little research on the linkages between crime …

The paper deals with the deterioration of human capital during spells of unemployment. In
our model the probability of leaving the unemployment pool decreases with the duration of …

It is often claimed that growing labor market imperfections and maladjustments can be
blamed for the increase and persistence of unemployment in the Federal Republic of …