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Does the welfare state make older workers unemployable?
Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
This paper discusses the specificities of the labor market for older workers. It discusses the implications of those specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment benefits indexed backwards and hiring costs are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506842
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An Econometric Analysis of the Mental-Health Effects of Major Events in the Life of Elderly Individuals
Lindeboom, Maarten; Portrait, France; den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
Major events in the life of an elderly individual, such as retirement, a significant decrease in income, death of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666455
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Micro-Modelling of Retirement in Belgium
Dellis, Arnaud; Jousten, Alain; Perelman, Sergio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
The present Paper studies the retirement incentives for elderly people in Belgium. We model the incentive structure … built into the various public early retirement and retirement systems. First, we compute indicators of benefit entitlement … as of the implicit tax rates the elderly workers face in case of delayed retirement. We find strong evidence of social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792016
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Disability Testing and Retirement
Cremer, Helmuth; Lozachmeur, Jean-Marie; Pestieau, Pierre - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
This paper studies the design of retirement and disability policies. It illustrates the often observed exit from the … social welfare. Benefits depend on retirement age and on the (reported) health status. We determine first- and second …-best optimal benefit levels and retirement ages and focus on the distortions which may be induced in the individuals’ retirement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123923
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Wage and Pension Pressure on the Polish Budget
Crombrugghe, Alain L de - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
This paper studies the role of wage and pension pressures in explaining the budget deficit crisis of 1991–2 after the remarkable 1990 Polish economic stabilization and liberalization. It also explains the persistence of the high tax wedge that later helped overcome the budget crisis. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136543
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Taxes, Benefits, and Careers: Complete Versus Incomplete Markets
Ljungqvist, Lars; Sargent, Thomas J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
An incomplete markets life-cycle model with indivisible labour makes career lengths and human capital accumulation respond to labour tax rates and government supplied non-employment benefits. We compare aggregate and individual outcomes in this individualistic incomplete markets model with those...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656326
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Labour Force transitions of Older Married Couples in Germany
Blau, David; Riphahn, Regina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
spouse is not employed. Observed covariates, including wages and retirement benefits, help to explain these patterns, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656456
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Jewish Occupational Selection: Education, Restrictions or Minorities?
Botticini, Maristella; Eckstein, Zvi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
This Paper documents the major features of Jewish economic history in the first millennium to explain the distinctive occupational selection of the Jewish people into urban, skilled occupations. We show that many Jews entered urban occupations in the eighth-ninth centuries in the Muslim Empire...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662358
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Economic Aspects of Human Cloning and Reprogenetics
Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
This Paper analyses the economic issues associated with human cloning and new reproductive technologies. We analyse the incentives for human cloning and its implications for the long run distribution of skills and income. We analyse models of human cloning for different motives, focusing on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666464
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Does Longevity Cause Growth?
Hazan, Moshe; Zoabi, Hosny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This article challenges conventional wisdom by arguing that greater longevity cannot explain the significant accumulation of human capital during the transition from stagnation to growth. This is because greater longevity raises children’s future income proportionally at all levels of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666793