issues and policy options in the U.S. and Europe /
First Statement of Responsibility
John T. Addison, Paul J.J. Welfens, editors
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Second edition
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 402 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction -- A. International trrade and the position of European low skilled labour -- B. EU enlargement, migration and the labour market: a tentative assessment -- C. Structural unemployment in Europe: a bird's-eye view -- D. Alternative subsidies for low-wage employment -- E. Short- and long-term unemployment: a discrete duration model with time-varying covariate effects -- F. Sectoral employment elasticities in Germany -- G. New firms and creating employment -- H. Job creation in the European information society -- I. Maastricht - implications of a centralized monetary and currency policy for employment in Europe -- J. Towards full employment and growth in the European Union -- K. Optimal unemployment insurance in a federation -- L. Employment and wage effects of social security financing - an empirical analysis of the West German experience and some policy simulations -- M. Economic effects of continuous training -- N. Social security reforms in Europe