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The interplay between trade unions and the social security system in an aging economy
Friese, Max - 2017
security system in an economy with unemployment caused by trade unions. Using a simple two-period overlapping generations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011592074
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Labour market institutions and unemployment revisited
Ochsen, Carsten - 2005
In this paper the effects of institutional variables on unemployment are reinvestigated for nine OECD countries. The … unemployment may differ across countries, not only in absolute terms but also in terms of sign. The main results are the following …. Fourthly, based on a cross country comparison some evidence is found that some of the considered labour market institutions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003883944
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Labor market institutions : curse or blessing?
Ochsen, Carsten; Welsch, Heinz - 2006
present paper investigates whether and to what extent labor market institutions can mitigate those costs. We study how life … satisfaction of European citizens is affected by employment protection and the level and duration of unemployment benefit payments … through the institutions' effect on macroeconomic outcomes). We find that the total effect of employment protection is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003883987
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On the measurement of mismatch
Ochsen, Carsten - 2004
This paper introduces and examines a definition of an equilibrium rate of unemployment that can be used as mismatch …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011540506
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Aging in German industries and selected professions
Henseke, Golo; Hetze, Pascal; Tivig, Thusnelda - 2007
Population aging translates into aging of the labor force. However, the impact of the former on the latter is neither straightforward nor uniform over specific groups. The reason is that economic decisions concerning, for example, duration of schooling or labor-market participation of women and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003884619
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Age, occupations, and opportunities for older workers in Germany
Henseke, Golo; Tivig, Thusnelda - 2008
Improvement of the labor market situation for the elderly is a declared target in the EU. In this study we derive a model of occupational age structure, its determinants and their impact on employment and re-employment opportunities for older workers. The empirical analysis is based on data from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003886239
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Prognose der Erwerbspersonenzahl in Deutschland, Hamburg und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern bis 2030
Kühntopf, Stephan; Tivig, Thusnelda - 2008
Der Demografische Wandel in Deutschland und Europa führt zu einer veränderten Nachfrage nach Infrastrukturdienstleistungen. Für einige Bereiche wie den Verkehr ist dabei die Entwicklung der Erwerbspersonenzahl von Bedeutung. Eine regional stark unterschiedliche demografische Entwicklung und...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003886280
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Parental labor market success and children's education attainment
Ochsen, Carsten - 2008
and the regional unemployment rate when children are 10 years old are significantly related to the education that these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003886300
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The labor market effect of demographic change : alleviation for financing social security
Friese, Max - 2015 - Revised version
The paper shows the effect of demographic change on per capita burden of financing a PAYG social security system in the standard OLG model with frictional labor markets. Rising longevity and decreasing fertility both induce a rise in the employment level via increased capital accumulation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011300641
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The labor market effect of demographic change : alleviation for financing social security
Friese, Max - 2015
The paper shows the effect of demographic change on per capita burden of financing a PAYG social security system in the standard OLG model with frictional labor markets. Rising longevity and decreasing fertility both induce a rise in the employment level via increased capital accumulation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010471698