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Central and East European Labour Markets in Transition: Developments, Causes, and Cures
Franz, Wolfgang - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
dynamics of employment and unemployment in order to identify key issues for the sources of the malfunctioning of these labour … passive labour market policies, and the structure of employment and output. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067622
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How Labour Market Flexibility Affects Unemployment: Long-Term Implications of the Chain Reaction Theory
Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
This paper evaluates two theories of unemployment: the natural rate theory (whereby unemployment is depicted as fluctuating around a reasonably stable natural rate) and the chain reaction theory (which views movements in unemployment as the outcome of the interplay between labour market shocks...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504680
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A Contribution to Unemployment Dynamics
Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
This paper views movements in unemployment as the result of the interaction between: (a) lags in labour market decisions; and (b) labour market shocks with temporary and permanent components. Two features of unemployment dynamics are examined: (i) `unemployment persistence', arising when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791454
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A Duration Analysis of the Time Taken to Find the First Job for Newly Arrived Migrants in Australia
Thapa, Prem Jung; Gørgens, Tue - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2006
in immigration selection criteria and other policy settings, as well as in the macroeconomic employment conditions at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004977282
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Taxation and International Migration of Superstars: Evidence from the European Football Market
Kleven, Henrik; Landais, Camille; Saez, Emmanuel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
This paper analyzes the effects of top earnings tax rates on the international migration of top football players in Europe. We construct a panel data set of top earnings tax rates, football player careers, and club performances in the first leagues of 14 European countries since 1980. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784700
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The King Never Emigrates: Political Culture and the Reluctant International Movement of People
Epstein, Gil S; Hillman, Arye L.; Ursprung, Heinrich W. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
We consider a country where a king assigns benefits in accordance with privilege determined by the population’s proximity to the throne. People have different relative advantages in seeking privilege and in productive activity. The nature of the contest for privilege determines whether, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656432
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Evaluating Unemployment Policies: What do the Underlying Theories Tell Us?
Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
The paper surveys unemployment policies for advanced market economies and evaluates them by examining the predictions of the underlying macroeconomic theories. The basic idea is that, for the most part, different unemployment policy prescriptions rest on different macroeconomic theories, and our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136538
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Dismissal Protection and Worker Flows in Small Establishments
Bauer, Thomas; Bender, Stefan; Bonin, Holger - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
German dismissal protection legislation on the employment dynamics in small establishments. Specifically, using a difference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067396
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Explaining the Growth of Part-Time Employment: Factors of Supply and Demand
Euwals, Rob; Hogerbrugge, Maurice - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Using the Dutch Labour Force Survey 1991-2001, the authors investigate the incidence of part-time employment in the … country with the highest part-time employment rate of the OECD countries. Women fulfil most part-time jobs, but a considerable … level of industry suggests that the growth of part-time employment in the 1990s relates strongly to the growth in female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504407
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Location Choice and Employment Decisions: A Comparison of German and Swedish Multinationals
Becker, Sascha O.; Ekholm, Karolina; Jäckle, Robert; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
strongly attract German but not necessarily Swedish MNEs. In MNEs from either country, affiliate employment tends to substitute … for employment at the parent firm. At the margin, substitutability is the strongest with respect to affiliate employment …
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