Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. A matching model of non-employment and wage pressure; DISCUSSION; 2. Tax effects on work activity, industry mix and shadow economy size: evidence from rich country comparisons; DISCUSSION; 3. Mothers' changing labour supply in Britain, the USA and Sweden; DISCUSSION; 4. Women's hours of market work in Germany: the role of parental leave; DISCUSSION; 5. The determinants of labour force participation in the European Union; DISCUSSION; 6. Hiring incentives and labour force participation in Italy; DISCUSSION.
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Labour Supply and Incentives to Work in Europe highlights recent developments in the labour supply in Europe and gives a detailed assessment of their link with economic policies and labour market institutions. Despite major changes in European labour supply during the past few decades, the existing literature still lacks a comprehensive study of the relationship between labour supply and labour market institutions from a macro perspective.