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Unemployment accounts and employment incentives

Brown, Alessio J. G. (contributor); … - 2006

We explore the far-reaching implications of replacing current unemployment benefit (UB) systems by an unemployment accounts (UA) system. Under the UA system, employed people are required to make ongoing contributions to their UAs and the balances in these accounts are available to them during...

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Macroeconomic aspects of structural labor market reforms in Germany

Dovern, Jonas (contributor); … - 2006

Using a newly constructed macroeconometric model for Germany and the rest of the Euro area, we investigate the … macroeconomic effects of structural labor market reforms in Germany. We find that neither the fact that Germany can no longer pursue … Germany by implementing labor market reforms themselves constitute impediments to successful reforms. Reforms would relative …

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Interactions between employment and training policies

Oskamp, Frank (contributor); Snower, Dennis J. (contributor) - 2007

This paper examines the interactions between employment and training policies. Their effectiveness in stimulating income may be interdependent for various important reasons. For example, the more employment policies stimulate the employment rate, the greater the length of time over which workers...

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Comparing the effectiveness of employment subsidies

Brown, Alessio J. G. (contributor); … - 2006

This paper provides a theoretical and quantitative analysis of various types of wellknown employment subsidies. Two important questions are addressed: (i) How should employment subsidies be targeted? (ii) How large should the subsidies be? We consider measures involving targeting workers with...

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Comparing the effectiveness of employment subsidies

Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2010 - October 2010 (this final and revised version)

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Do bivariate SVAR models with long-run identifying restrictions yield reliable results? : the case of Germany

Gottschalk, Jan; Van Zandweghe, Willem - 2001

Bivariate SVAR models employing long-run identifying restrictions are often used to investigate the source of business cycle fluctuations. Their advantage is the simplicity in use and interpretation. However, their low dimension may also lead to a failure of the identification procedure, with...

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The effectiveness of the FX market interventions of the Bundesbank during the Louvre period : an options-based analysis

Pierdzioch, Christian - 2000

The effectiveness of the foreign exchange market interventions conducted by the Deutsche Bundesbank during the Louvre period to alter either the level or the volatility of the $/DM spot rate is examined. Volatility quotes implicit in foreign currency options are employed to recover the impact of...

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Optionen einer effizienten Gestaltung der Arbeitslosenversicherung

Glismann, Hans H.; Schrader, Klaus - 2001

Versicherungsmodell heraus. Im zweiten Teil der Arbeit wird daher auf die besonders in Deutschland vorherrschenden Zweifel an der …

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The effect of low-wage subsidies on skills and employment

Oskamp, Frank (contributor); Snower, Dennis J. (contributor) - 2006

We explore the far-reaching implications of low-wage subsidies on aggregate employment. Low-wage subsidies have three important effects. First, they promote employment of unskilled workers (who tend to be the ones who earn low wages). Second, by raising the payoff of unskilled work relative to...

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Beschäftigungskonten für Deutschland

Boss, Alfred (contributor); Brown, Alessio J. G. (contributor) - 2007

We present a proposal for reforming unemployment assistance in Germany through the introduction of unemployment … of how such a system of UAs can be designed and implemented in Germany. To make the influence of UAs as transparent as …

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