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Einwanderung als Bewährungsprobe für lokale und regionale Gebietskörperschaften
Gregou, Sophia - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003088225
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Migrants, Ethnicity and the Welfare State
Epstein, Gil S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A model is set up where migrants must choose a level of social traits and consumption of ethnic goods. As the … consumption level of ethnic goods increases, the migrants become ever more different to the local population and are less … assimilated. Less assimilation affects the reaction of the local population to the migrants and their willingness to accept the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010695859
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Health Status, Disability and Retirement Incentives in Belgium
Jousten, Alain; Lefèbvre, Mathieu; Perelman, Sergio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
identified: old-age pensions, conventional early retirement, disability insurance, and unemployment insurance are the most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271992
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Retirement Incentives in Belgium: Estimations and Simulations Using SHARE Data
Jousten, Alain; Lefèbvre, Mathieu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The paper studies retirement behavior of wage‐earners in Belgium – for the first time using rich survey data to explore retirement incentives as faced by individuals. Specifically, we use SHARE data to estimate a model à la Stock and Wise (1990). Exploring the longitudinal nature of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271996
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Social Policies for a Recovery
Immervoll, Herwig; Llena-Nozal, Ana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The fallout from the global economic downturn of 2008-09 is a continuing source of stress on families and a constraint on government policies. How can social policies contribute to a quick and equitable recovery from the crisis and how can they best respond to the difficulties that households...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325413
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Does the Welfare State Make Older Workers Unemployable?
Saint-Paul, Gilles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565215
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‘Voluntary’ and ‘Involuntary’ Early Retirement: An International Analysis
Dorn, David; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Recent literature makes a distinction between 'voluntary' and 'involuntary' early retirement, where 'involuntary' early retirement results from employment constraints rather than from a preference for leisure relative to work. This paper analyzes 'voluntary' and 'involuntary' early retirement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703195