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Killing them with kindness : negative distributional externalities of increasing UI benefits

Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Vorell, Matthias - 2009

Of the many labour market Hartz IV reforms that have been implemented in Germany since 2005, the role of short-term unemployment insurance has not received much attention. In this paper we examine distributional effects of labour earnings and unemployment benefits using simulated increases in...

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The effects of shortening potential benefit duration : evidence from regional cut-offs and a policy reform

Gałecka-Burdziak, Ewa; Góra, Marek; Jessen, Jonas; … - 2021

We quantify labour market effects of changes in the potential benefit duration (PBD) in Poland. Individual workers' PBD depends on the county unemployment rate relative to the national average - 12 months of PBD above a cut-off of 125 per cent and 6 months below. This cut-off shifted from 125 to...

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How does potential unemployment insurance benefit duration affect reemployment timing and wages?

Felder, Rahel; Frings, Hanna; Mittag, Nikolas - 2024

Recent papers identify the effects of unemployment insurance and potential benefit duration (PBD) on unemployment duration and reemployment wages using quasi-experiments. To make known problems of heterogeneity in quasi-experiments tractable, they often use models of job search, but we argue...

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The dynamic and heterogeneous effects of retirement on cognitive decline

Schmitz, Hendrik; Westphal, Matthias - 2021

We study effects of retirement on cognitive abilities (up to ten years after retirement) using data from 21 countries in Continental Europe, England, and the US, and exploiting early-retirement thresholds for identification. For this purpose, combines event-study estimations with the marginal...

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Reducing the income tax burden for households with children : an assessment of the child tax credit reform in Austria

Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; Varga, Janos - 2020

This paper analyses the impact of the implementation of a child tax credit in Austria in 2019, both on micro and macro level. First, we assess the fiscal and distributional impact of this reform using EUROMOD. Second, we estimate labour supply impacts of the reform based on a structural discrete...

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Trapped in inactivity? : the Austrian social assistance reform in 2019 and its impact on labour supply

Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia - 2020

Financial incentives affect the labour supply decisions of households, but typically the impact of such incentives varies significantly across household types. While there is a substantial literature on the labour supply effects of tax reforms and in-work benefits, the impact of changes in...

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Quasi-experimental methods in empirical regional science and policy analysis : is there a scope for application?

Mitze, Timo; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Alecke, Björn - 2012

revolution has yet to fully propagate to the field of regional science. We examine the scope for application of the matching … the matching approach is very appealing due to its methodological rigor and didactical clarity, we faced difficulties in … structural characteristics. Thus, results have to be interpreted with some caution. The matching approach nevertheless can be of …

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Does marginal employment substitute regular employment? : a heterogeneous dynamic labor demand approach for Germany

Jacobi, Lena (contributor); Schaffner, Sandra (contributor) - 2008

In Germany we observe a decline in regular employment and an increase in atypical forms of employment. Especially marginal part-time employment which is characterized by lower tax rates and lower social security contributions increased substantially after a reform in 2003 made this type of...

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In-work policies in Europe : killing two birds with one store?

Bargain, Olivier (contributor); Orsini, Kristian (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Child benefit reform and labor market participation

Tamm, Marcus - 2009

This paper examines the impact of a change in the German child benefit system in 1996, which led to a large increase in lump sum transfers to families with children. We analyze the impact on the labor force participation of family members. Comparing behavioral changes of adults with children...

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