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Centralized Wage Determination and Regional Unemployment Differences : The Case of Italy
Caponi, Vincenzo - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
This paper addresses the problem of the dualism of the Italian economy, particularly of its labor market. Although the Italian labor market is considered to be the most highly regulated among OECD countries, the unemployment rate in the North, which represents two thirds of the whole economy, is...
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A Theory of Efficiency Wage with Multiple Unemployment Equilibria : How a Higher Minimum Wage Law Can Curb Unemployment
Basu, Kaushik; Felkey, Amanda J. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
This paper uses efficiency wage theory and the existence of community-based sharing to hypothesize that labor markets in developing countries have multiple equilibria - the same economy can be stuck at different levels of unemployment with different levels of wages. The model is meant for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860481
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Another Economic Miracle?The German Labor Market and the Great Recession
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
The mild response of the German labor market to the worst global recession in post-warhistory appears as an economic miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to bea strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important factors that have contributed tothis development include...
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Fighting Youth Unemployment:The Effects of Active Labor Market Policies
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Schmidl, Ricarda - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
the aims of these programs are clear – a fast reintegrationinto employment or enrollment in further education – a … availability ofprograms. Our results indicate positive long-term employment effects for nearly all measuresaimed at labor market … beharmful for the medium-term employment prospects and ineffective in the long-run. Ouranalysis further indicates that the …
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The Effects of the Recent Economic Crisis on SocialProtection and Labour Market Arrangements acrossSocio-Economic Groups
Basso, Gaetano; Dolls, Matthias; Eichhorst, Werner; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
and on specific socio-economic groups in those markets also variedgreatly. Institutional arrangements such as employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522203
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Labor Demand During the Crisis:What Happened in Germany?
Bohachova, Olga; Boockmann, Bernhard; Buch, Claudia M. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
In Germany, the employment response to the post-2007 crisis has been muted compared toother industrialized countries …. Despite a large drop in output, employment has hardlychanged. In this paper, we analyze the determinants of German firms … works councils. Second, on the basis of theseestimates, we use the difference between predicted and actual employment as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522204
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Alte Idee, neues Programm:Der Gründungszuschuss als Nachfolger vonÜberbrückungsgeld und Ich-AG
Caliendo, Marco; Hogenacker, Jens; Künn, Steffen; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
Die Gründungsförderung der Bundesagentur für Arbeit ist im Rahmen der aktivenArbeitsmarktpolitik im Rechtskreis SGB III nach wie vor eines der bedeutsamstenInstrumente. Zum 1. August 2006 löste der Gründungszuschuss (§ 57 SGB III) seine beidenVorgänger, das Überbrückungsgeld und den...
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Déjà Vu? Short-Term Training in Germany 1980–-1992 and 2000-–2003
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Orlyanskaya, Olga; Osikominu, Aderonke - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
2000 to 2003 regarding the two outcomes employment and participation in longer training programs... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859604
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Do Migrants Get Good Jobs in Australia? The Role of Ethnic Networks in Job Search
Mahuteau, Stéphane; Junankar, P. N. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
We study the role of ethnic networks in migrants` job search and the quality of jobs they find in the first years of settlement. We find that there are initial downward movements along the occupational ladder, followed by improvements...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859690
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A Caseworker Like Me : Does the Similarity between Unemployed and Caseworker Increase Job Placements?
Behncke, Stefanie; Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
dataset, which links Swiss unemployed to their caseworkers, we find positive employment effects of about 4 percentage points …
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