Did European Labour Markets Become More Competitive in the 1990's? Evidence from Estimated Worker Rents

Gilles Saint-Paul ()

No 4327, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This Paper analyses the evolution of quantitative measures of employee rents in Europe during the nineties, using the European Household Panel Survey. I look at two classes of measures: wage differentials between workers along industry and firm size dimensions; and estimated welfare differences between employed and unemployed using a model of labour market transitions. The results are largely negative; there is robust evidence of falling rents during that period only in Ireland.

Keywords: insiders; labour market flexibility; rents; unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D30 E24 J30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2004-03

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