European Commission (2014) “Government wages and labour market outcomes”, European Economy. Occasional Papers, April 2014: Brussels.
As most European countries are trying to consolidate public finances, whilst also attempting to improve cost competitiveness for external rebalancing and abate unemployment, it is crucial to assess government wage formation, its outcomes and interaction with private sector labour costs. This paper provides an overview of government wage setting regimes, an empirical analysis of the public wage premium and a dynamic analysis of the interlinkages between government and private sector wages along both the long- and short-run.
Relevant posts:
- Marx, P. (2014) “Labour market risks and political preferences: The case of temporary employment”, European Journal of Political Research, Vol. 53, Issue 1, pp.136-159.
- Butcher, B. (2013) “Hollowing out and the future of the labour market – the myth”, VoxEU, 17 December.
- Ward-Warmedinger, M., Macchiarelli, C. (2013) “Transitions in Labour Market Status in the EU”, IZA Discussion Papers, N. 7814/2013.