- Description
- 49 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
- Summary
- I examine the effect of labour market policies and institutions on the transmission of macroeconomic shocks to the labour market, using both aggregate and industry-level annual data for 23 OECD countries, 23 business-sector industries and up to 29 years. I find that high and progressive labour taxes and generous unemployment benefits amplify labour income fluctuations. By contrast, statutory minimum wages reduce the difference in the sensitivity of wages to aggregate shocks between low-wage and high-wage industries. Dismissal regulations are found to mitigate the impact of shocks on both earnings and employment. Moreover, this mitigation effect is greater in industries where firms have a greater propensity to make staffing changes through dismissals. Stringent dismissal regulations also appear to reduce the counter-cyclicality of the earnings dispersion between high and low-educated labour.
- Series Statement
- OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 1815-199X ; no.123
- Uniform Title
- OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, no.123.
- Subject
- LCCN
- 10.1787/5kg58j99z8jc-en
- OCLC
- oecd-lib-001154
- Author
Bassanini, Andrea.
- Title
Aggregate Earnings and Macroeconomic Shocks [electronic resource]: The Role of Labour Market Policies and Institutions / Andrea Bassanini
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2011.
- Series
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 1815-199X ; no.123
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 1815-199X ; no.123.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Social Issues/Migration/Health
Employment
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/5kg58j99z8jc-en doi