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The political economy of labour market institutions /

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This text examines why labour market institutions such as employment protection, unemployment benefits, and relative wage rigidies exist, what role they play in society, why they seem so persistent, and whether reform can be politically viable.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saint-Paul, Gilles
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Labor economics.
Welfare economics.
Comparative economics.
Employment (Economic theory)
Unemployment > Costs > Mathematical models.
Labor supply > Effect of taxation on > Mathematical models.
Labor market > Mathematical models.
Labor market > Europe.
Europe > Social policy.
Europe > Economic policy.
Employment
Économie du travail.
Économie du bien-être.
Économie politique comparée.
Emploi.
Chômage > Coût > Modèles mathématiques.
Marché du travail > Effets de l'impôt sur > Modèles mathématiques.
Marché du travail > Modèles mathématiques.
Marché du travail > Europe.
Europe > Politique sociale.
Europe > Politique économique.
employing.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Comparative economics
Economic policy
Labor economics
Labor market
Labor market > Mathematical models
Labor supply > Effect of taxation on > Mathematical models
Social policy
Welfare economics
Europe
Arbeidsmarkt.
Economische hervormingen.
Instituties.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This text examines why labour market institutions such as employment protection, unemployment benefits, and relative wage rigidies exist, what role they play in society, why they seem so persistent, and whether reform can be politically viable.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 280 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-275) and index.
ISBN:9780191522062
0191522066
9780191596841
0191596841