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Wage Rigidities in Western Germany: Microeconometric Evidence from the 1990s

Puhani, Patrick A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

justified the relative stability of educational wage premia. Relative wages did not, however, respond to negative net demand …

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Structural Reforms and Growth: Product and Labor Market Deregulations

Eijffinger, Sylvester C W; Rossi, Alberto - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

The paper focuses on labor and product market deregulations, as fundamental elements in the passage from an investment to an innovation-based economy. The approach undertaken is prominently empirical. After a very brief description of the regulatory levels on the two sides of the Atlantic, we...

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The Aggregate Labour Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program

Albrecht, James; den Berg, Gerard J van; Vroman, Susan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997--2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of low-skill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labour market outcomes. This is...

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Active Labour Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe - A Survey

Bergemann, Annette; den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

We survey the recent literature on the effects of active labour market policies on individual labour market outcomes like employment and income, for adult female individuals without work in European countries. We consider skill-training programs, monitoring and sanctions, job search assistance,...

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Multiple Equilibria and Minimum Wages in Labour Markets with Informational Frictions and Heterogenous Production Technologies

den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

wage affects wages even though, after imposition, the lowest wage in the market exceeds the minimum wage. The model has …

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What Explains the German Labor Market Miracle in the Great Recession?

Burda, Michael C; Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Germany experienced an even deeper fall in GDP in the Great Recession than the United States, with little employment …

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Reservation Wages of First and Second Generation Migrants

Constant, Amelie; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

This paper analyzes the reservation wages of first and second generation migrants. Based on recently collected and rich … survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that … reservation wages increase from first to second generation migrants. Two extensions of the basic job search model, namely an …

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