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Bilateral Uncertainty in a Model of Job-Market Screening with Intermediaries

Schweinzer, Paul - EconWPA - 2001

We look at a job-market model of bilateral uncertainty. Workers are uncertain about what job descriptions advertised by firms really mean and firms are uncertain about the qualifications of workers before they are interviewed. Both types of uncertainty can be resolved but both processes are...

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Do labour taxes (and their composition) affect wages in the short and in the long run?

Arpaia, Alfonso; Carone, Giuseppe - EconWPA - 2004

Measures aimed at reducing the tax burden on labour have been advocated to alleviate the EU unemployment problem. Most … of the analyses document a relationship between the unemployment rate and the tax burden on labour. Hence, it is not … possible to discern whether the effect on unemployment derives from labour demand, labour supply or through the wage formation …

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CRECIMIENTO, INSTITUCIONES Y CONVERGENCIA EN MEXICO CONSIDERANDO A LA FRONTERA NORTE

Diaz-Bautista, Alejandro - EconWPA - 2004

institutions. The study conducts a literature review on the theoretical and empirical works of economic growth, with emphasis in …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062522

CRECIMIENTO, INSTITUCIONES Y CONVERGENCIA EN MEXICO CONSIDERANDO A LA FRONTERA NORTE

Diaz-Bautista, Alejandro; Celaya, Diana - EconWPA - 2004

institutions. The study conducts a literature review on the theoretical and empirical works of economic growth, with emphasis in …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407867

A NEW APPROACH OF THE BUDGET DEFICIT: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Talpos, Ioan; Dima, Bogdan; Mutascu, Mihai; Enache, Cosmin - EconWPA - 2005

Economic policies and, particularly, fiscal policies are not designed and implemented in an “empty space”: the structural characteristics of the economic systems, the institutional architecture of societies, the cultural paradigm and the power relations between different social groups,...

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EFFICIENCY OF INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL STABILITY AND INCOME DYNAMICS

Carmignani, Fabrizio - EconWPA - 2005

In a simple theoretical framework, the quality of institutions affects individual’s investment decisions, and hence … income levels and distribution. When institutions deteriorates and inequalities increase, the incumbent undertakes … redistributive taxation to maintain political support. The quality of institutions and the extent of redistribution depend on the …

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Modelling sustainable human development in a capability perspective

Pareglio, Stefano; Vaglio, Alessandro; Grasso, Marco; … - EconWPA - 2005

decision makers. These responses, in turn influenced by institutions and instrumental freedoms, ultimately affect the dynamics …

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The Paradox of Czech Crusaders: Will They Ever Learn the Corruption Lesson? (Corruption and Anticorruption in the Czech Republic)

Lizal, Lubomir; Kocenda, Evzen - EconWPA - 2001

Corruption has a negative impact on society and economy. The transition process in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) uncovered dormant possibilities for corruption and necessity for appropriate steps to be taken. We document the state of corruption in the Czech Republic and the measures...

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Empresarialidad e instituciones: dos nuevas perspectivas del analisis regional contemporáneo

Valentina, Viego - EconWPA - 2005

This paper offers a review of the main progress made in entrepreneurship analysis and institutional economics, discussing its possible integration to general theory of economic development, considering the increasing importance that these topics have gained in contemporary approaches of...

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How to Finance Unemployment Benefits in an Economy with Search Generated Equilibrium Unemployment

Weiss, Pia - EconWPA - 2001

In this paper, the effects of alternatives to finance unemployment benefits on employment and wages are examined in a … model with search generated equilibrium unemployment. It is demonstrated that employment improves if a value--added tax is …

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