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The high density of labour market regulations is often quoted as an explanation for the unfavourable employment trends in most European countries compared to other nations. These regulations vary considerably from country to country, however. Which are the most important areas of regulation? How is the regulation of the German labour market to be judged compared to that of other European countries?
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Cf. OECD: Employment Outlook 1994, Table 4.2, p. 143.
On working hours flexibility in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands see also W. Däubler, W. Lecher (eds.): Die Gewerkschaften in den 12 EG-Ländern—Europäische Integration und Gewerkschaftsbewegung-, Cologne 1994, pp. 118 ff.
Cf. EC Commission: Employment in Europe 1993, p. 176 f. The figures relate to EC-12.
Ibid., Cf. EC Commission: Employment in Europe 1993, p. 184.
Ibid., Cf. EC Commission: Employment in Europe 1993, p. 173 ff.
Ibid., Cf. EC Commission: Employment in Europe 1993, p. 181.
Cf. the summary of these studies in R. Soltwedel et al.: Regulierungen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt der Bundesrepublik, Tübingen 1990, p. 4.
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Winkler-Büttner, D. Differing degrees of labour market regulation in Europe. Intereconomics 32, 170–173 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02928430
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