Abstract: This paper examines whether unemployment of non-western immigrant workers in the Netherlands was … disproportionally affected by the Great Recession. We analyze unemployment data covering the period November 2007 to February 2013 … finding that the Great Recession affected unemployment rates of non-western immigrant workers in absolute terms more than …

The development of the unemployment rate differs substantially between OECD countries. In recent years some countries … experienced a mild increase, other countries had a stable unemployment rate, while there are also 'successful' countries in which … the unemployment rate decreased a lot. A common feature of the successful countries is that they implemented a …

employed workers.In this setting, unemployment benefits that induce low quality workers to leave the labor force have important … efficiency as well as equity implications.In addition to unemployment benefits, the authorities can use a proportional income tax … unemployment benefits, even though they do not benefit directly.If unemployment benefits are financed by lump sum taxes, then …

among firms affects simultaneously growth and unemployment. On the one hand, an increase of the elasticity of substitution …

labor supply and equilibrium unemployment in representative agent models.The impact of tax policy on labor market … unemployment benefits.In non-competitive labor markets, employment declines if a higher tax burden makes the outside option (i ….e. unemployment)r elatively more attractive. Marginal tax rates typically di"er substantially across individuals.To explore the impact …