Ronald Schettkat
Biographic Data
| ID | 5774771 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronald Schettkat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronald |
| FAMILY NAME | Schettkat |
| SIGNATURE | SCHETTKAT R |
| AFFILIATIONS | WZB Berlin Social Science Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Will only an earthquake shake up economics?
“Natural rate theory”, the Efficient Market Hypothesis and its labour market application dominated interpretations of economic trends and policy prescriptions from the 1970s onwards, with their views of public policy and regulation as distorting otherwise well‐functioning free markets. The upheaval of the current crisis is shaking these theories to the core. In this context, Schettkat examines European experience from the 1990s onwards and shows …
Services and Employment
Why is Europe's employment rate almost 10 percent lower than that of the United States? This "jobs gap" has typically been blamed on the rigidity of European labor markets. But in Services and Employment , an international group of leading labor economists suggests quite a different explanation. Drawing on the findings of a two-year research project that examined data from France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United State…
Price discrimination between EU regions
Prices of identical products differ tremendously among EU countries. Prices of IKEA products range by more than 40% on average, which is far more than the 12% price difference the EU Commission regards as compatible with competitive markets. These price differences can only partly be attributed to differences in non‐tradable cost components between countries (such as wage costs or value‐added taxes). The economic explanation for this phenomenon i…
Germany
This chapter examines labour market regulation in Germany. It argues that there is no clear evidence to support claims that labour laws reduced the flexibility of the labour market. Although deregulation did not yield positive employment effects, neither did it have the destructive effects claimed by opponents. The relaxation of requirements for fixed-term contracts neither boosted employment nor destroyed social cohesion.
Technological Change and Employment
Labour market effects of new technology
Technologischer Wandel und Beschäftigung
Innovation und Arbeitsmarktdynamik
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Technologischer Wandel und Beschäftigung
Innovation und Arbeitsmarktdynamik
Technological Change and Employment
Labour market effects of new technology
Germany
This chapter examines labour market regulation in Germany. It argues that there is no clear evidence to support claims that labour laws reduced the flexibility of the labour market. Although deregulation did not yield positive employment effects, neither did it have the destructive effects claimed by opponents. The relaxation of requirements for fixed-term contracts neither boosted employment nor destroyed social cohesion.
Price discrimination between EU regions
Prices of identical products differ tremendously among EU countries. Prices of IKEA products range by more than 40% on average, which is far more than the 12% price difference the EU Commission regards as compatible with competitive markets. These price differences can only partly be attributed to differences in non‐tradable cost components between countries (such as wage costs or value‐added taxes). The economic explanation for this phenomenon i…
Services and Employment
Why is Europe's employment rate almost 10 percent lower than that of the United States? This "jobs gap" has typically been blamed on the rigidity of European labor markets. But in Services and Employment , an international group of leading labor economists suggests quite a different explanation. Drawing on the findings of a two-year research project that examined data from France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United State…
Will only an earthquake shake up economics?
“Natural rate theory”, the Efficient Market Hypothesis and its labour market application dominated interpretations of economic trends and policy prescriptions from the 1970s onwards, with their views of public policy and regulation as distorting otherwise well‐functioning free markets. The upheaval of the current crisis is shaking these theories to the core. In this context, Schettkat examines European experience from the 1990s onwards and shows …
Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Innovation, Technology, and Society (3 works) · Labor supply (3 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Macroeconomics (3 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (2 works) · Labor market (2 works) · Market economy (2 works)