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We study the role of preferences in the process of unemployment benefit determination. Perhaps surprisingly, survey … evidence for the UK suggests that both the employed and unemployed wish to see a more generous level of unemployment benefits. …
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We present a simple model where unemployment benefits are determined in an economy in which there is endogenous delay … in finding a job so that workers desire insurance against the possibility of unemployment. …
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or unemployment rates on two measures of public-sector employment point to full crowding out.  This means that high rates …We quantify the extent to which public-sector employment crowds out private-sector employment using specially assembled … datasets for a large cross-sector of developing and advanced countries.  Regressions of either private-sector employment rates …
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.  Investment rises robustly soon after the news arrives, while GDP does not increase until after 5 years.  Employment rates fall …
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employment declined. The latter has raised doubt regarding desirability of policy reforms.This paper provides an explanation of … the employment decline that sheds light on the manner in which product market reforms have impacted upon the labour market. …
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I examine recent changes in labour markets and employment practices in Japan. I find little evidence that Japan is …
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evidence for the proposition that worksharing would promote employment or reduce unemployment. In an appendix we present an …Worksharing is considered by many as a promising public policy to reduce unemployment. In this paper we present a … conclusions of the literature survey are indecisive. Conclusions about the efficacy of worksharing as an employment enhancing …
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