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unemployment in Europe. Using Faccini's data and his estimation methods, we show that the Fixed Effects estimation results collapse … evidence to support the conclusion that greater use of temporary contracts would decrease unemployment. …
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Employment protection (EPL) has a well known negative impact on labor flows as well as an ambiguous but often negative effect on employment. In contrast, its impact on capital accumulation and capital-labor ratio is less well understood. The available empirical evidence suggests a non-monotonic...
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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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insiders to firing restrictions does not necessarily worsen unemployment. In fact, it may be the willingness of a majority of … unemployment and deteriorates efficiency. Moreover, we argue, that the concentration of firm ownership is likely to influence labor …
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Much of the political economy analysis of reform focuses on the conflict of interest between groups that stand to gain or lose from the competing policy proposals. In reality, there is also a lot of disagreement about the working of the policy: in addition to conflicting interests, conflicting...
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In this paper, I analyze the pros and cons of implementing structural reforms of the labor market in booms vs. recessions, in light of considerations of social efficiency, political viability, and macroeconomic fine tuning. While the optimal timing of a reform depends on the relative importance...
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with particular emphasis on industrial relations, wage setting, unemployment benefits, employment protection and vocational …
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Die Stellschraube Arbeitszeit ist der in der Fachdebatte am stärksten unterschätzte Ansatzpunkt, um den absehbaren Konsequenzen der demographischen Herausforderungen begegnen zu können. Würden alle Erwerbstätigen im statistischen Durchschnitt Vollzeit arbeiten, was in etwa der heutigen...
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Die Beschäftigung in Deutschland ist in den letzten Jahren stark angestiegen, zu einem Teil auch in neuartigen und flexiblen Arbeitsverhältnissen, zu denen etwa die Zeitarbeit und die befristete Beschäftigung zählen. Damit hat sich eine Zweiteilung des Arbeitsmarktes in Arbeitsverhältnisse...
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Die Arbeitsmarktreformen von 2003 bis 2005 haben entscheidend zu einer bemerkenswerten Trendumkehr auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt beigetragen und damit auch einen wichtigen Beitrag geleistet, das Land besser auf die Konsequenzen des bevorstehenden demografischen Wandels vorzubereiten. Die...
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