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Money for nothing? : universal child care and maternal employment
Havnes, Tarjei; Mogstad, Magne - 2009
The strong correlation between child care and maternal employment rates has led previous research to conclude that affordable and readily available child care is a driving force both of cross-country differences in maternal employment and of its rapid growth over the last decades. We analyze the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904947
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How financial incentives induce disability insurance recipients to return to work
Kostøl, Andreas Ravndal; Mogstad, Magne - 2012
Disability Insurance (DI) programs have long been criticized by economists for apparent work disincentives. Some countries have recently modified their programs such that DI recipients are allowed to keep some of their benefits if they return to work, and other countries are considering similar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009568794
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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...
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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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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