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What Have We Learned About the Employment Effects of Severance Pay? Further Iterations of Lazear et al.

Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

In this study we examine the contribution of severance pay to employment and unemployment development using data on …-varying labor market institutions. While the positive effect of severance pay on unemployment garners some support, there is no real …

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Migraine Headache and Labor Market Outcomes

Rees, Daniel I.; Sabia, Joseph J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

While migraine headache can be physically debilitating, no study has attempted to estimate its effects on labor market outcomes. Using data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we estimate the effect of migraine headache on labor force participation, hours worked, and...

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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 …

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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...

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Retirement: Does Individual Unemployment Matter? Evidence from Danish Panel Data 1980–2009

Filges, Trine; Larsen, Mona; Pedersen, Peder J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

The paper studies the impact from variations in unemployment on retirement among older workers. We integrate … unemployment variations with early retirement programs and other pathways out of the labor force. The paper describes retirement … unemployment on the retirement decision. Unemployment is found highly significant and quantitatively important for the retirement …

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Unemployment in the European Union: A Dynamic Reappraisal

Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

This paper examines the movements in EU unemployment from two perspectives: (a) the NRU/NAIRU perspective, in which … unemployment movements are attributed largely to changes in the long-run equilibrium unemployment rate and (b) the chain …-reaction perspective, in which unemployment movements are viewed as the outcome of the interplay between labor market shocks and prolonged …

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Unemployment in the European Union: Institutions, Prices, and Growth

Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

This paper presents a reappraisal of unemployment movements in the European Union. Our analysis is based on the chain … reaction theory of unemployment, which focuses on (a) the interaction among labor market adjustment processes, (b) the … growth drivers. Estimating a system of labor market equations for a panel of EU countries, we derive the dynamic unemployment …

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Ethnic Minorities in the European Union: An Overview

Kahanec, Martin; Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper sheds light on the labor market situation of ethnic minorities in the European Union. Facing a serious measurement challenge and lacking adequate data, we apply several measures of ethnicity and examine various data sources as well as secondary evidence. We find significant gaps...

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The German Labor Market after the Great Recession: Successful Reforms and Future Challenges

Caliendo, Marco; Hogenacker, Jens - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

The reaction of the German labor market to the Great Recession 2008/09 was relatively mild – especially compared to other countries. The reason lies not only in the specific type of the recession – which was favorable for the German economy structure – but also in a series of labor market...

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