Measuring the macroeconomic resilience of industrial sectors in the EU and assessing the role of product market regulations

"We study sectoral business cycles for industry across EU countries, looking in particular how these are affected by common exogenous shocks (this is our definition of resilience), and investigate whether product market regulations play a role in minimising such fluctuations. The analysis is co...

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Main Authors: Canova, Fabio, Coutinho, Leonor, Kontolemis, Zenon
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Luxembourg 2012
Publications Office of the European Union
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19132454124919506369-Measuring-the-macroeconomic-re.htm
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author Canova, Fabio
Coutinho, Leonor
Kontolemis, Zenon
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Coutinho, Leonor
Kontolemis, Zenon
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description "We study sectoral business cycles for industry across EU countries, looking in particular how these are affected by common exogenous shocks (this is our definition of resilience), and investigate whether product market regulations play a role in minimising such fluctuations. The analysis is conducted for the period 1980-2008, and separately for the 2008-09 downturn. We find robust evidence that product market regulations help in explaining differences in the adjustment capacity of sectors. In addition we identify which sectors are consistently less resilient across the EU and provide information about how these translate to country differences. A number of policy recommendations emerge from the analysis which can be useful when designing structural reform strategies at the EU level."
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is_hierarchy_title Measuring the macroeconomic resilience of industrial sectors in the EU and assessing the role of product market regulations
language English
physical 82 p.
Paper
publishDate 2012
publisher Luxembourg
Publications Office of the European Union
spellingShingle Canova, Fabio
Coutinho, Leonor
Kontolemis, Zenon
economic conditions
history
industrial sector
macroeconomics
Measuring the macroeconomic resilience of industrial sectors in the EU and assessing the role of product market regulations
title Measuring the macroeconomic resilience of industrial sectors in the EU and assessing the role of product market regulations
topic economic conditions
history
industrial sector
macroeconomics
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19132454124919506369-Measuring-the-macroeconomic-re.htm