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How to Finance Unemployment Benefits in an Economy with Search Generated Equilibrium Unemployment
Weiss, Pia - EconWPA - 2001
In this paper, the effects of alternatives to finance unemployment benefits on employment and wages are examined in a … model with search generated equilibrium unemployment. It is demonstrated that employment improves if a value--added tax is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125902
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Bank loans, start-up subsidies and the survival of the new firms: an econometric analysis at the entrepreneur level
Bruno, CREPON; Emmanuel, DUGUET - EconWPA - 2004
matching methodology, in the case of multiple treatments, in order to evaluate the difference between the survival function the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408373
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Do workers really benefit from their social networks?
Fontaine, Francois - EconWPA - 2003
This paper provides a simple matching model in which unemployed workers and employers in large firms can be matched … increasing the number of workers embedded in the social networks can increase the unemployment rate and decrease workers welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412695
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The Dynamic Beveridge Curve
Fujita, Shigeru; Ramey, Garey - EconWPA - 2005
both the vacancy- unemployment ratio and employment. We show that the standard version of the Mortensen-Pissarides matching … the matching model with sunk costs, vacancies react sluggishly to shocks, leading to highly realistic dynamics. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561342
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AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENT: A GENERAL OUTLINE OF A WESTERN EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN LINKAGE
salvary, stanley c. w. - EconWPA - 2005
It is recognized that the usefulness of accounting infor mation is contingent upon its (1) neutrality, (2) relevancy, and (3) reliability. Given that all socio-economic systems are comprised of participants and institutions, it would seem that the attainment of those three qualities is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134985
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Unequal Access to Foreign Spaces: How States Use Visa Restrictions to Regulate Mobility in a Globalised World
Neumayer, Eric - EconWPA - 2005
foreign spaces, reinforcing existing inequalities. Trans- national mobility is encouraged for passport holders from privileged …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408301
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Educational mismatch of disadvantaged groups in the labour
Blázquez, Maite; Malo, Miguel Angle - EconWPA - 2004
In this article, we analyze the job-matching quality of people with disabilities. We do not find evidence of a higher … mismatch in a broad sense towards a better match, and a higher probability of employment mobility towards inactivity or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408314
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Workplace location and travel effects from teleworking
Lim, H.N. - EconWPA - 2002
the Netherlands, policy makers have a long-standing interest in telework as a means to reduce mobility and consequently …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408329
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Migration, Labor Market Flexibility, and Wage Determination in China: A Review
Zhao, Zhong - EconWPA - 2005
This paper reviews economic studies on rural-urban migration issues in China. The paper focuses on four issues: the household registration system in China, the profile of the migrants, explanations for rural-to-urban migration, and the interaction between migration and labor market evolution,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556784
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The Geographical Mobility of Mâori in New Zealand
Sin, Isabelle; Stillman, Steven - EconWPA - 2005
This paper describes the geographical location and internal mobility of the Mâori ethnic group in New Zealand between … particular geographical locations. We compare the mobility of Mâori in particular locations to the mobility of similar Europeans … impediment to mobility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556799