TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Rovelli, Riccardo
AU  - Bruno, Randolph Luca
        TI  - Labor Market Policies, Institutions and Employment Rates in the EU-27
        PY  - 2008/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3502
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp3502
        AB  - We compare labor market policies, institutions and outcomes for the EU member states, for the period 2000-2005. We document the main differences in Labor Market Policies across EU members, including new member states after 2004. We focus on indicators of policy generosity (expenditures relative to GDP) and relate these and other policy indicators to indicators of labor market outcomes and performance. Our results show that, on a cross-country basis, higher rates of employment are in general associated with: (i) higher expenditures on labor market policies, especially on active policies for countries with a high pro-work attitude; (ii) a lower degree of rigidity in labor market institutions and in product market regulation.
        KW  - labor market policies
KW  - labor market outcomes
KW  - European social models
        ER  -