Structural Reforms

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Structural Reforms: An Introduction

   • Jakob de Haan, Jante Parlevliet

   Pages 1-20

3. The Impact of Structural Reforms: A Review of the Literature

   • Jante Parlevliet, Simon Savsek, Máté Tóth

   Pages 21-37

4. The Quantification of the Effects of Structural Reforms in OECD Countries

   • Balázs Égert, Peter Gal

   Pages 39-60

5. The Impact of Structural Reforms in the EU

   • Jan in’t Veld, Janos Varga, Werner Roeger

   Pages 61-98

6. Simulating the Impact of a Comprehensive Policy Package for Italy and Germany

   • Beatrice Pierluigi, Igor Vetlov

   Pages 99-126

7. Structural Reforms at the Effective Lower Bound: Insights from the EAGLE Model

   • Pascal Jacquinot, Simon Savsek, Máté Tóth, Igor Vetlov

   Pages 127-146

8. When Do Structural Reforms Work? On the Role of the Business Cycle and Macroeconomic Policies

   • Anna Rose Bordon, Christian Ebeke, Kazuko Shirono

   Pages 147-171

9. Labour Market Resilience: The Role of Structural and Macroeconomic Policies

   • Alexander Hijzen, Andreas Kappeler, Mathilde Pak, Cyrille Schwellnus

   Pages 173-198

10. Structural Reforms and Endogenous Market Structures

    • Andrea Colciago

    Pages 199-219

11. Coordinated Structural Reforms: Insights from Fiscal and Labour Market Reforms in Germany

    • Oke Röhe, Nikolai Stähler

    Pages 221-237

12. Tax-Benefit Reforms and Structural Models for Labour Supply

    • Henk-Wim de Boer, Egbert Jongen, Mauro Mastrogiacomo

    Pages 239-264

13. CPB and the Assessment of Structural Reforms

    • Laura van Geest, Daniel van Vuuren

    Pages 265-284

This book presents a selection of contributions on the timely topic of structural reforms in Western economies, written by experts from central banks, the International Monetary Fund, and leading universities. It includes latest research on the impacts of structural reforms on the market economy, especially on the labor market, and investigates the results of collective bargaining in theory and practice. The book also comprises case studies of structural reforms. A literature survey on the topic serves as a valuable source for further research. The book is written by and targeted at both academics and policy makers.

• Structural reform
• Country case studies
• Labor market reforms
• Product market reforms
• Business cycles
• Collective bargaining
• Wage rigidity
• Productivity growth
• Unemployment
• Recession

• De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

  Jakob de Haan

• De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  Jante Parlevliet

Jakob de Haan is Head of Research of DNB and professor of Political Economy at the University of Groningen. He is member of the editorial board of several journals and has been editor of the European Journal of Political Economy and President of the European Public Choice Society.

 Jante Parlevliet is head of the Economic Policy Department of De Nederlandsche Bank. Prior to joining DNB in 2011, she worked at the Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands and the OECD. She has published various articles on the political economy of structural reforms. 

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