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On the Introduction of Firing Costs
Ahrens, Steffen; Wesselbaum, Dennis - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2009
This paper provides a survey of the recent literature about firing costs and discusses the transmission channels of firing costs in a partial equilibrium context. In addition, we expand our analysis two types of firing costs in a New Keynesian model with purely endogenous separations. We further...
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Layoff Taxes, Unemployment Insurance, and Business Cycle Fluctuations
Ahrens, Steffen; Nejati, Nooshin; Pfeiffer, Philipp L. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2015
search and matching frictions and incorporate a US unemployment insurance experience rating system. Layoff taxes based on … experience rating finance the cost of unemployment benefits and create considerable employment adjustment costs. Our framework … reproduces the negative correlation between vacancies and unemployment, i.e., the Beveridge curve. Simulations show that the …
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The Urban Growth Potential of Second-Generation Migrant Entrepreneurs - A Sectoral Study on Amsterdam
Baycan-Levent, Tüzin; Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
This study focuses on the external orientations of the second-generation migrant entrepreneurs by addressing in particular the way – and the extent to which – the choice for entrepreneurship is made by higher-educated young ethnic generations. The empirical data of our study is based on...
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Migrant Entrepreneurship and New Urban Economic Opportunities
Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha; Baycan-Levent, Tüzin - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
Nowadays, migrants form a significant share of the urban population, and their business is critical for urban economic growth. This paper addresses the key factors determining the position of migrant entrepreneurs in the urban economy in the Netherlands. In order to develop a solid assessment of...
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