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The rise in obesity across the Atlantic : an economic perspective

Brunello, Giorgio (contributor); … - 2008

We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are economic rationales for public intervention to control obesity. We take into account equity issues as well as efficiency considerations, which are organized around three...

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Do reservation wages really decline? : Some international evidence on the determinants of reservation wages

Addison, John T. (contributor); Centeno, Mário (contributor) - 2008

Using cross-country data, we investigate the determinants of reservation wages and their course over the jobless spell. Higher unemployment benefits lead to higher reservation wages. Further, again consistent with the basic search model, repeated observations on the same individual provide scant...

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Automatic stabilizers and economic crisis : US vs. Europe

Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas - 2009

income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the US. In the case of an unemployment shock 48 per cent of the shock are … absorbed in the EU, compared to 34 per cent in the US. This cushioning of disposable income leads to a demand stabilization of … 23 to 32 per cent in the EU and 19 per cent in the US. There is large heterogeneity within the EU. Automatic stabilizers …

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The redistributive effects of tax benefit systems in the enlarged EU

Fuest, Clemens; Niehues, Judith; Peichl, Andreas - 2009

the redistributive effects of different tax benefit instruments in the enlarged EU based on two approaches. Inequality …

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The reservation wage unemployment duration nexus

Addison, John T.; Machado, José A. F.; Portugal, Pedro - 2010

A thorny problem in identifying the determinants of reservation wages and particularly the role of continued joblessness in their evolution is the simultaneity issue. We deploy a natural control function approach to the problem that involves conditioning elapsed duration on completed...

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Job mismatches and labour market outcomes : panel evidence on australian university graduates

Mavromaras, Kostas G.; McGuinness, Séamus; O'Leary, Nigel - 2010

The interpretation of graduate mismatch manifested either as overeducation or as overskilling remains problematical. This paper uses annual panel information on both educational and skills mismatches uniquely found in the HILDA survey to analyse the relationship of both mismatches with pay, job...

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"For one more year with you" : changes in compulsory schooling, education and the distribution of wages in Europe

Brunello, Giorgio (contributor); … - 2007

Using data from 12 European countries and the variation across countries and over time in the changes of minimum school leaving age, we study the effects of the quantity of education on the distribution of earnings. We find that compulsory school reforms significantly affect educational...

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Automatic stabilizers, economic crisis and income distribution in Europe

Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas - 2010

This paper investigates to what extent the tax and transfer systems in Europe protect households at different income levels against losses in current income caused by economic downturns like the present financial crisis. We use a multi country micro simulation model to analyse how shocks on...

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Fiscal union in Europe? : redistributive and stabilising effects of an EU tax-benefit system

Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; … - 2012

study the economic effects of introducing two elements of a fiscal union: Firstly, an EU-wide tax and transfer system and … secondly, an EU-wide system of fiscal equalisation. Using the European tax-benefit calculator EUROMOD, we exploit … countries. These effects depend on income levels and the structures of the existing national tax and transfer systems. The EU …

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An explanation of international differences in education and workplace training

Brunello, Giorgio; Medio, Alfredo - 2000

We develop a simple search equilibrium model of workplace training and education based on two features. First, investment in education improves job-related learning skills and reduces training costs burdened by firms. Second, firms with vacant skilled job slots can choose between recruitment...

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