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Unemployment Compensation and Wages: Evidence from the German Hartz Reforms
Arent, Stefan; Nagl, Wolfgang - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 233 (2013) 4, pp. 450-466
strong evidence that decreased unemployment compensation has an adverse effect on wages. We use micro panel data to identify …
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Unemployment benefits and job match quality : do unemployment benefits help those seeking work to obtain better jobs?
Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - 2014
the quality of the work found by the unemployed. This quality rise, in terms of both wages and duration, can be achieved …
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Unemployment compensation and wages : a difference-in-differences approach to assessing the wage effects of the German Hartz reforms
Weskott, Johannes B. D. - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 240 (2020) 1, pp. 89-110
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Unemployment Compensation and Wages: Evidence from the German Hartz Reforms
Arent, Stefan; Nagl, Wolfgang - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 233 (2013) 4, pp. 450-466
find strong evidence that decreased unemployment compensation has an adverse effect on wages. We use micro panel data to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014609454
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Comment on ‘‘Unemployment Compensation and Wages: Evidence from the German Hartz Reforms’’ by Stefan Arent and Wolfgang Nagl
Ludsteck, Johannes; Seth, Stefan - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 234 (2014) 5, pp. 635-644
find that it caused a considerable reduction of wages. Our replication study suggests that their clear and strong … development of wages is investigated at a finer time grid. Furthermore, Arent and Nagl’s reform effects shrink considerably when a … more appropriate price index is used to deflate the wages and when the censoring of wages is treated correctly …
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Notes on behavioral economics and labor market policy
Babcock, Linda; Congdon, William J.; Katz, Lawrence F.; … - In: IZA journal of labor policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-14
Labor market policies succeed or fail at least in part depending on how well they reflect or account for behavioral responses. Insights from behavioral economics, which allow for realistic deviations from standard economic assumptions about behavior, have consequences for the design and...
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How demanding are eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits, quantitative indicators for OECD and EU countries
Langenbucher, Kristine - 2015
Eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits, which require recipients to actively look for work, take up suitable job offers or take part in active labour market programmes (ALMPs), or risk benefit sanctions, can play an important role in offsetting the negative impact of generous...
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The effect of declining unemployment benefits on transitions to employment : Evidence from Belgium
Salvatori, Andrea - 2022
This paper provides new evidence on the effect of the 2012 reform on flows from UB to employment. The reform increased the steepness of the time profile of unemployment benefits by raising the initial benefit, lowering its long-term level and increasing the number of steps in-between. The...
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Overcoming skills shortages in Canada
Carey, David - 2014
Skills shortages have developed in certain fields and regions in recent years. Earnings premiums for people in some professions, notably health, engineering and skilled trades have increased. And vacancy rates have risen for skilled trades, with the increase being particularly large in Alberta...
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Bringing Them In or Pushing Them Out? The Labor Market Effects of Pro-cyclical Unemployment Assistance Changes
Domènech-Arumí, Gerard; Vannutelli, Silvia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
) higher labor force exit and other programs' take-up, especially among older workers; (iii) lower re-employment wages. The …
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