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Designing disability insurance reforms: tightening eligibility rules or reducing benefits?
Haller, Andreas; Staubli, Stefan; Zweimüller, Josef - 2020
We study the welfare effects of disability insurance (DI) and derive social-optimality conditions for the two main DI policy parameters: (i) DI eligibility rules and (ii) DI benefits. Causal evidence from two DI reforms in Austria generate fiscal multipliers (total over mechanical cost...
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Opening the blackbox : how does labor market policy affect the job seekers' behavior? ; a field experiment
Arni, Patrick - 2015
Empirically, not much is known about the mechanisms how labor market programs like job search assistance and training operate to support finding a job. This paper provides novel evidence to open the "blackbox": it causally links the program interventions to the dynamics of search behavior,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449227
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Health of elderly parents, their children's labor supply, and the role of migrant care workers
Frimmel, Wolfgang; Halla, Martin; Paetzold, Jörg; … - 2020
We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children's labor market outcomes. We focus on health shocks which increase care dependency abruptly. Our estimation strategy exploits the variation in the timing of shocks across treated families. Empirical results based on Austrian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296219
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Labour supply effects of a subsidised old-age part-time scheme in Austria
Graf, Nikolaus; Hofer, Helmut; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2009
policy to allow flexible retirement options for the elderly with an aim to increase labour supply. According to our matching … negative. -- Evaluation of labour market programmes ; labour supply of the elderly ; nearest neighbour matching …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003858865
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Caregiving subsidies and spousal early retirement intentions
Costa-Font, Joan; Vilaplana Prieto, Cristina - 2022
Balancing caregiving duties and work can be both financially and emotionally burdensome, especially when care is provided to a spouse at home. This paper documents that financial respite for caregivers can influence individuals' early retirement decisions. We examine the effect of a reform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013260028
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Labor market and distributional effects of an increase in the retirement age
Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; Hammerschmid, Anna; … - 2018
We evaluate the labor market and distributional effects of an increase in the early retirement age (ERA) from 60 to 63 for women. We use a regression discontinuity design which exploits the immediate increase in the ERA between women born in 1951 and 1952. The analysis is based on the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011875821
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Benefit entitlement and the labor market : evidence from a large-scale policy change
Lalive, Rafael; Zweimüller, Josef - 2002
This paper analyzes the impact of the Austrian Regional Extended Benefit Program (REBP) on the labor market outcomes for elderly workers in Austria. The REBP extended entitlement to regular unemployment benefits from 30 weeks to a maximum of 209 weeks for elderly individuals in certain regions....
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How effective are matching schemes in enticing low-income earners to save more for retirement? : evidence from a national scheme
Chan, Marc K.; Polidano, Cain; Vu, Ha; Wilkins, Roger; … - 2020
introduce targeted matching schemes. In this study, we examine the effects of a simple and generous Australian scheme using … proportion who contribute and bunching at the eligible maximum, but lower average contributions because the matching payment … highlight the difficulties of targeting matching schemes and question the merits of simplifying them. …
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Does schooling improve cognitive abilities at older ages : causal evidence from nonparametric bounds
Amin, Vikesh; Behrman, Jere R.; Fletcher, Jason; … - 2022
We revisit the much-investigated relationship between schooling and health, focusing on cognitive abilities at older ages using the Harmonized Cognition Assessment Protocol in the Health & Retirement Study. To address endogeneity concerns, we employ a nonparametric partial identification...
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The effect of the Hartz labor market reforms on post-unemployment wages, sorting, and matching
Woodcock, Simon D. - 2020
wage loss. Collectively, the sorting and matching channels explain almost all of the Hartz reforms' effect on post …
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