{"product_id":"labour-market-institutions-and-productivity","title":"Labour Market Institutions and Productivity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explains the role of formal labour market institutions in keeping the labour utilisation in Central and Eastern Europe above the level characteristic for Western European states. It provides an innovative and enriching take on labour utilisation at large and how various formal labour market institutions can affect the ongoing trend in labour utilisation in a way that is not covered by the extant literature. The impact of labour market institutions on labour market outcomes is analysed throughout 12 chapters, both from a cross-country perspective and in detailed case-studies, by 21 labour market experts from various CEE countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost chapters are based on empirical methods yet are presented in an easy-to-follow way in order to make the book also accessible for a non-scientific audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume explores three key questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can labour utilisation be increased by labour market institutions?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich CEE countries managed to create a labour market institutional framework beneficial for labour utilisation?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow should the labour market institutions in CEE countries be reformed in order to increase labour utilisation?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book argues that the legacy of transition reforms and a centrally planned past is still relevant in explaining common patterns among CEE countries and concludes that increasing the stock of skills accumulated by the employed and improving utilisation of these skills seems to be the first-best solution to increase labour utilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book will be of interest to post-graduate researchers and academics in the fields of labour economics, regional economics, and macroeconomics as well as scholars interested in adopting an institutional analysis approach. Additionally, due to the broader policy implications of the topic, the book will appeal to policymakers and experts interested in labour economics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232364908888,"sku":"9780367444280","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367444280.jpg?v=1777189545","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/labour-market-institutions-and-productivity","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}