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The role of workfare in striking a balance between incentives and insurance in the labour market
Andersen, Torben M. (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003674373
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Job search requirements, effort provision and labor market outcomes
Arni, Patrick; Schiprowski, Amelie - 2018
, an additionally provided monthly application decreases the length of spells by 4%. In line with theory, we further find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011892543
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Pareto-improving unemployment policies
Lingens, Jörg (contributor); Wälde, Klaus (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003377279
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Subsidies for wages and infrastructure : how to restrain undesired immigration
Fenge, Robert (contributor); Meier, Volker (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003364298
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Reciprocity and the interaction between the unemployed and the caseworker
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Kesternich, Iris; Müller, Gerrit - 2019
We investigate how negatively reciprocal traits of unemployed individuals interact with "sticks" policies imposing constraints on individual job search effort in the context of the German welfare system. For this we merge survey data of long-term unemployed individuals, containing indicators of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012123073
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Incentives to work and performance in the public sector
Oikonomidēs, Geōrgios; Philippopulos, Apostolēs; … - 2015
public sector in most EU countries, the paper looks for policy reforms that can improve work incentives, and hence enhance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010477149
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Switching from an inclining to a zero-level unemployment benefit profile : good for work incentives?
Cockx, Bart; Declercq, Koen; Dejemeppe, Muriel; Inga, Leda - 2020
specific unemployment insurance scheme for young labor market entrants. This scheme entitles youths with no or little labor … market experience to unemployment benefits after a waiting period of one year. As of 2015, the Belgian government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012171646
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Work incentives? : ex post effects of unemployment insurance sanctions ; evidence from West Germany
Hofmann, Barbara - 2008
Unemployment insurance (UI) sanctions in the form of benefit reductions are intended to set disincentives for UI …. -- Unemployment insurance sanctions ; dynamic matching …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003805997
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Estimating incentive and welfare effects of non-stationary unemployment benefits
Launov, Andrey; Wälde, Klaus - 2010
The distribution of unemployment duration in our equilibrium matching model with spell-dependent unemployment benefits … aggregate unemployment rate. Structural estimation using a German micro-data set (SOEP) allows us to discuss the effects of a … recent unemployment benefit reform (Hartz IV). The reform reduced unemployment by only 0.3%. Contrary to general beliefs, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003974164
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Employment transitions in 13 European countries : levels, distributions and determining factors of net replacement rates
Immervoll, Herwig; O'Donoghue, Cathal - 2003
This paper utilises a multi-country microsimulation tax-benefit model for Europe, EUROMOD, to simulate the distribution of net replacement rates for 13 European countries. We look at different types of labour market transitions by comparing household incomes in the current state with simulated...
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