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A numerical approach to fiscal policy, unemployment, and growth in Europe
Daveri, Francesco; Maffezzoli, Marco - EconWPA - 2000
We calibrate an infinite-horizon model with endogenous growth and unemployment on actual data from the largest … taxes when financed either raising capital taxation or reducing unemployment subsidies. We find two main results: (i) with … lump-sum transfers, reducing labor taxes and unemployment subsidies is beneficial to both employment and growth, while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412655
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Employment in Poland 2005
Bukowski, Maciej; Lewandowski, Piotr; Magda, Iga; … - EconWPA - 2005
present a comprehensive statistical and econometric analysis of employment, unemployment and participation in Poland in the … with some policy prescriptions. At the moment Poland exhibits the highest unemployment rate in OECD and one of the lowest … increase of unemployment in 1998- 1999 and its later persistence. We find that the supply-side characteristics and sectoral …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556757
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Labor-Supply Shifts and Economic Fluctuations
Chang, Yongsung; Schorfheide, Frank - EconWPA - 2002
We investigate the role of labor-supply shifts in economic fluctuations. A new VAR identification scheme for labor supply shocks is proposed. According to our VAR analysis of post-war U.S. data, labor-supply shifts account for about half the variation in hours and one-fifth of variation in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126255
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ISH: Hacia una Medida de la Satisfacción de los Hogares desde el Punto de Vista de la Oferta de Trabajo.
Marcelo, Darwin; Villa, Juan Miguel - EconWPA - 2004
El estudio de las preferencias es uno de los temas menos tratados por la econometría aplicada. En el presente artículo se pretende realizar una aproximación translogarítimica de las preferencias por medio de la construcción de un Índice de Satisfacción de los Hogares (ISH) con base al...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076523
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Time allocation within the family: welfare implications of life in a couple
Couprie, Helene - EconWPA - 2003
This paper analyzes the household decision-making process leading to the allocation of time and consumption in the family. We estimate, on the British Household Panel Survey, a collective model of demand for leisure generalized to the production of a household public good. For the first time in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125796
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Income Contributions of Child Work in Rural Ethiopia
Cockburn, John - EconWPA - 2004
The income contribution of child work is undoubtedly a key factor influencing child work and schooling decisions. Yet, few studies have attempted to directly measure this contribution. This is particularly the case for work performed on the household farm, as is the case for the vast majority of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407639
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The participation of couples in the labor market: an econometric analysis
Emmanuel, DUGUET; Veronique, SIMONNET - EconWPA - 2004
-worker effect should be interpreted more as a demographic phenomenon than as a consequence of unemployment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408344
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Income Contributions of Child Work in Rural Ethiopia
Cockburn, John - EconWPA - 2004
The income contribution of child work is undoubtedly a key factor influencing child work and schooling decisions. Yet, few studies have attempted to directly measure this contribution. This is particularly the case for work performed on the household farm, as is the case for the vast majority of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556106
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Intra-household Work Time Synchronization
Klaveren, Chris van; Brink, Henriette Maassen van den - EconWPA - 2005
If partners derive utility from joint leisure time, it is expected that they will coordinate their work schedules in order to increase the amount of joint leisure time. This paper tries to answer three questions using a new matching procedure where couples are matched to other couples. (1) Do...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556767
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Consumption Inequality and Intra-Household Allocations
Lise, Jeremy; Seitz, Shannon - EconWPA - 2005
The consumption literature uses adult equivalence scales to measure individual level inequality. This practice imposes the assumption that there is no within household inequality. In this paper, we show that ignoring consumption inequality within households produces misleading estimates of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556802