This paper empirically investigates the influence of globalization on various aspects of labor
market deregulation. I employ the data set by Bassanini and Duval (2006) on labor market …

The paper assesses the characteristics of tax wedge, employment and unemployment rate
in the EU and by using linear regression analysis with panel-corrected standard errors on …

In this paper, we present the first dynamic scoring exercise linking a microsimulation and a
dynamic general equilibrium model for Europe. We illustrate our novel methodology …

Profit taxes are widely acknowledged to influence the location of firms' headquarters. This
paper sheds light on the role of aspects of labor taxation for the international location of …

In this paper we study the employment effects of a budget neutral restructuring of taxes
levied on employers and employees. We derive conditions for taxes levied on workers to …

This chapter has set out in detail the models which are employed below in order to analyse
the labour market effects of changes in tax rates and in alterations in the tax structure. The …

We exploit the common features of models such as union, search and efficiency wage
models to develop a framework that can be used to analyze the effects of any revenue …

This study analyses macro elasticities of the gross yearly wage per employee. From some
90 books, articles and working papers, more than 1000 elasticities have been extracted. The …

In a model with a unionised immobile labour force we analyse how labour taxes and
transfers towards unemployed workers are optimally chosen when a welfare maximising …

It has been argued in recent economic literature that deregulation in both product and labour
markets has beneficial impacts on employment and on real wages. The results offered to …