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Long-term unemployment and the capability approach : the case of the German labor market
Olejniczak, Michael - In: Management revue : socio-economic studies 23 (2012) 2, pp. 140-157
This text focuses on long-term unemployment in the German labor market caused by insufficient work skills capabilities and discusses the deficits of the current policy in improving the situation of job seekers who are repeatedly rejected in their efforts to find a job. For both the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009758843
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The effects of wage subsidies for older workers : wage subsidies to encourage employers to hire older workers are often ineffective
Boockmann, Bernhard - 2015
Population aging in many developed countries has motivated some governments to provide wage subsidies to employers for hiring or retaining older workers. The subsidies are intended to compensate for the gap between the pay and productivity of older workers, which may discourage their hiring. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011433537
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Purchasing-power-dependent Preferences as a New Explanation of Giffen Behaviour: A Note
Heuson, Clemens - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 231 (2011) 4, pp. 516-521
behaviour. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs suggests that an individual’s preferences are not fixed but, rather, depend on purchasing …’s preferences for such goods and to weaken preferences for high-hierarchy goods (e.g., books). By introducing a simple purchasing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369194
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Chapter 11. Does Culture Matter?
Fernndez, Raquel - In: Handbook of social economics : volume 1, (pp. 481-510). 2011
This paper reviews the literature on culture and economics, focusing primarily on the epidemiological approach. The epidemiological approach studies the variation in outcomes across different immigrant groups residing in the same country. Immigrants presumably differ in their cultures but share...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025692
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Does Culture Matter?
Fernández, Raquel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
This paper reviews the literature on culture and economics, focusing primarily on the epidemiological approach. The epidemiological approach studies the variation in outcomes across different immigrant groups residing in the same country. Immigrants presumably differ in their cultures but share...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466325
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Reference-Dependent Preferences and Loss Aversion: A Discrete Choice Experiment In the Health-Care Sector
Neuman, Einat; Neuman, Shoshana - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
from reference-dependent preferences: The absolute subjective value of a deviation from a reference point is generally …
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Explorations of the Effect of Experience on Preferences for a Health-Care Service
Neuman, Einat; Neuman, Shoshana - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
The standard assumption in economic theory is that preferences do not change as a result of experience with the … commodity/service/event. Behavioural scientists have challenged this assumption, claiming that preferences constantly do change … as experience is accumulated. This paper tests the effect of experience with a health-care service on preferences for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656214
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Long-term Unemployment and the Capability Approach – The Case of the German Labor Market
Olejniczak, Michael - In: management revue. Socio-economic Studies 23 (2012) 2, pp. 140-157
This text focuses on long-term unemployment in the German labor market caused by insufficient work skills capabilities and discusses the deficits of the current policy in improving the situation of job seekers who are repeatedly rejected in their efforts to find a job. For both the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856856
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Unemployment after the Great Recession: Why so High? What Can We Do?/El desempleo después de la Gran Recesión: ¿Por qué tan alto? ¿Qué podemos hacer?
REICH, MICHAEL - In: Estudios de Economía Aplicada 30 (2012) Abril, pp. 11-28
The surprising increase in U.S. unemployment in the Great Recession and the persistence of long-term unemployment in the economic recovery pose important questions for employment policy. Why did unemployment grow more than forecast? Is the character of long-term unemployment the result of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010548631
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The Nature of Long-Term Unemployment : Predictability, Heterogeneity and Selection
Müller, Andreas; Spinnewijn, Johannes - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper studies the predictability of long-term unemployment (LTU) and analyzes its main determinants using rich administrative data in Sweden. Compared to using standard socio-demographic variables, the predictive power more than doubles when leveraging the rich data environment. The largest...
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