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What do participation fluctuations tell us about labor supply elasticities?
Häfke, Christian; Reiter, Michael - 2011
participation. A model that is calibrated to replicate the variability of unemployment and participation, and the negative … correlation of unemployment and GDP, implies an aggregate labor supply elasticity along the extensive margin of around 0.3 for men …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516939
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Wage rigidity and job creation
Häfke, Christian (contributor); Sonntag, Marcus (contributor) - 2008
Standard macroeconomic models underpredict the volatility of unemployment fluctuations. A common solution is to assume … jobs. This form of wage rigidity does not affect job creation and thus cannot explain the unemployment volatility puzzle …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003759253
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Fiscal sustainability and demographic change : a micro approach for 27 EU countries
Dolls, Mathias; Doorley, Karina; Paulus, Alari; … - 2015
The effect of demographic change on the labor force and on fiscal revenues is topical in light of potential pension shortfalls. This paper evaluates the effect of demographic changes between 2010 and 2030 on labor force participation and government budgets in the EU-27. Our analysis involves the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449292
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Caught in the trap? : the disincentive effect of social assistance
Bargain, Olivier; Doorley, Karina - 2009
While financial incentives usually have a significant effect on the labor supply of married women and single mothers, the evidence about the participation elasticity of childless singles, and single males especially, is more scant. This is, however, important in countries like France and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003879326
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Self-employment dynamics, state dependence and cross-mobility patterns
Caliendo, Marco (contributor); Uhlendorff, Arne (contributor) - 2008
-employment. -- Self-employment ; state dependence ; labor market dynamics ; unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793470
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Income support systems, labor market policies and labor supply : the German experience
Caliendo, Marco - 2009
. Understanding the interaction between income support systems (such as unemployment benefits, social assistance, early retirement and …. The German labor market has been plagued by high and persistent unemployment in the last two decades in combination with a … be seen how future governments react to worsened economic conditions in light of these experiences. -- Unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003932145
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Wage rigidity and job creation
Häfke, Christian; Sonntag, Marcus; Rens, Thijs van - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009562307
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The German labor market after the Great Recession : successful reforms and future challenges
Caliendo, Marco; Hogenacker, Jens - 2012
economic growth in the future. -- unemployment ; labor force participation ; labor supply ; benefit systems ; public policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009613697