A far from exhaustive list of relevant OECD studies would include Bassanini and Duval (2006), De Serres and Murtin (2013), Bourles et al. ( A high number of growth-oriented studies estimate the impact of structural policies on various dimensions of labour market performance such as e.g. employment, unemployment and participation in Bassanini and Duval (2006), De Serres and Murtin (2013) and Bouis et al. ( Most papers focus on wages among full-time employees, i.e. they exclude part-time workers and the self-employed, in general reflecting data limitations.