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lead to higher equilibrium unemployment via the generated real wage wedge. …
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for economies with either an earnings-related or flatrate unemployment compensation system are considered. A distinctive … feature of the analysis is the comparison of both unemployment compensation systems in a two-country setting. It is … demonstrated that the performance of a system with earnings-related or flat-rate unemployment benefits depends on whether the labor …
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Based on a two-country model it is scrutinized how the structure of the unemployment benefit system affects the … consequences of idiosyncratic labor market shocks on real wages and unemployment in other countries. International spillover …
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for economies with either an earnings-related or flatrate unemployment compensation system are considered. A distinctive … feature of the analysis is the comparison of both unemployment compensation systems in a two-country setting. It is … demonstrated that the performance of a system with earnings-related or flat-rate unemployment benefits depends on whether the labor …
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lead to higher equilibrium unemployment via the generated real wage wedge. …
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provoked if a single country reduces the generosity of the unemployment compensation system or weakens labor union power. For … degree of competition in the goods market and the institutional setup of the unemployment compensation system. Furthermore …
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; wage-setting process ; unemployment …
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Focusing on the compression of wage cuts, many empirical studies find a high degree of downward nominal wage rigidity (DNWR). However, the resulting macroeconomic effects seem to be surprisingly weak. This contradiction can be explained within an intertemporal framework in which DNWR not only...
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their labour force. If not, other countries experience growing unemployment and/or trade deficit. This result is applied to …) the impact of differences in labour force growth upon unemployment in Eurozone countries has been significant and (ii) the …
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, wages of both skill groups, and unemployment. In contrast to the canonical model with a fixed task allocation, low …-skilled workers may be harmed in terms of either lower wages or higher unemployment depending on the relative task …-2017. The simulated effects of SBTC on low-skilled unemployment are largely consistent with observed developments. For example …
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