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There has been much interest recently in the relationship between economic conditions and mortality, with some studies showing that mortality is pro-cyclical, while others find the opposite. Some suggest that the aggregation level of analysis (e.g. individual vs. regional) matters. We use both...
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analogy to medical treatments, the individual exposure to these tools may have side effects. We study effects on health using … outcomes before and after exposure to training and sanctions. We find that training improves cardiovascular and mental health … and lowers sickness absence. The results suggest that this is not due to improved employment prospects but rather to …
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analogy to medical treatments, the individual exposure to these tools may have side effects. We study effects on health using … outcomes before and after exposure to training and sanctions. We find that training improves cardiovascular and mental health … and lowers sickness absence. The results suggest that this is not due to improved employment prospects but rather to …
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This study analyses the effect of trade and migration on wages and labour market mobility. We estimate wage growth … in the reactions of white and blue-collar workers wages and mobility to trade and migration. In Austria exports have a … small effects on the Austrian labour market. -- wages ; migration ; trade …
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This note gives a brief survey of main theoretical and empirical issues with respect to the NAIRU concept. According to modern labour market literature NAIRU is defined as the rate of unemployment at which inflation stabilizes in the absence of any wage-price surprises. Conventional thinking...
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large reforms of unemployment insurance (UI) benefit levels in Austria. We document that wages are insensitive to UI benefit …. The value of nonemployment is therefore a key determinant of wages. We measure the wage effect of changes in the value of … sensitivities larger than $0.03. The insensitivity holds even among workers with low wages and high predicted unemployment duration …
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. The value of this state is therefore a fundamental determinant of wages and, in turn, labor supply and job creation. We … measure the effect of changes in the value of nonemployment on wages in existing jobs and among job switchers. Our quasi …-experimental variation in nonemployment values arises from four large reforms of unemployment insurance (UI) benefit levels in Austria. We …
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large reforms of unemployment insurance (UI) benefit levels in Austria. We document that wages are insensitive to UI benefit …. The value of nonemployment is therefore a key determinant of wages. We measure the wage effect of changes in the value of … sensitivities larger than $0.03. The insensitivity holds even among workers with low wages and high predicted unemployment duration …
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