Chair:

Casper van Ewijk, CPB, University of Amsterdam and Netspar

• Do EU member states compete on social systems?
  Vincent Delbecque, EconomiX, University of Paris X Nanterre and Amina Lahrèche-Révil, University of Amiens
• What impact of labor market institutions on FDI decisions? An investigation using French-firm data
  Vincent Delbecque, EconomiX, University of Paris X Nanterre, Isabelle Méjean, CEPII, EUREQua University of Paris I and Lise Patureau, THEMA, University of Cergy Pontoise
• Labour market institutions: curse or blessing?
  Carsten Ochsen and Heinz Welsch, University of Rostock
• Low-skilled jobs: the French strategy
  Henri Sterdyniak, OFCE and University of Paris Dauphine

Discussant:

Ray Barrell, NIESR