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The Myth of Worksharing
Kapteyn, A.; Kalwij, A.S.; Zaidi, M.A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2000
Worksharing is considered by many as a promising public policy to reduce unemployment. In this paper we present a … evidence for the proposition that worksharing would promote employment or reduce unemployment. In an appendix we present an …
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On-the-job Search and the Cyclical Dynamics of the Labor Market
Krause, M.U.; Lubik, T.A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2004
-the-job search is a key component in explaining labor market dynamics in models of equilibrium unemployment.The model predicts … fluctuations of unemployment, vacancies, and labor productivity whose relative magnitudes replicate the data.A standard search and … firms' incentives to post new jobs.Labor market tightness as measured by the vacancy-unemployment ratio is as volatile as in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011090937
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Growth and the Cycle : Creative Destruction versus Entrenchment
Uhlig, H.F.H.V.S.; Canton, E.J.F. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1997
Newly established firms often try to secure their market position by building up a base of loyal customers. While recessions may not destroy technological leadership, they may be harmful for such firm-customer relationships. Without such customer bases, these firms find themselves more...
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Innovation, growth and welfare-improving cycles
Francois, P.; Shi, S. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011091677
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Output Stabilization in EMU : IS there a Case for EFTS?
van Aarle, B.; Hougaard Jensen, S.E. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1996
Macroeconomic performance in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) will be impaired if macroeconomic shocks are largely asymmetric, fiscal policy flexibility is limited, goods markets adjust sluggishly, labour mobility is low and automatic stabilization from federal taxes and government spending...
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Business Cycles in a Two-Sector Model of Endogenous Growth
Canton, E.J.F. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092195
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Fiscal Policy in a Stochastic Model of Endogenous Growth
Canton, E.J.F. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1997
It is nowadays widely believed that public schooling may contribute favourably to long-term economic growth. The income tax rates that are needed to finance government spending typically show an erratic time pattern. Such tax randomness could increase the intensity of the business cycle. Thus,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092367
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Business Cycles and Compositional Variation in U.S. Unemployment
Abbring, Jaap H.; van Ours, Jan; van den Berg, G. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1999
In this paper we study U.S. unemployment dynamics using grouped unemployment data from the Current Population Survey … over the period 1968-1992. We estimate a model that traces variation in these unemployment data, both over time and between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092498
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Worker turnover at the firm level and crowding out of lower educated workers
van Ours, Jan; van den Berg, G.; Gautier, P.A.; Ridder, G. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092067
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Unemployment dynamics and age
van Ours, Jan; van den Berg, G.; van Lomwel, A.G.C. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092484