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The aim of this paper is to provide new estimates of employment-output elasticities and assess the effect of structural … and macroeocnomic policies on the employment-intensity of growth. Using an unbalanced panel of 167 countries over the … reducing government size have a significant and positive impact on employment elasticities. In addition, the results also …
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Using quarterly temperature and employment data between 1990 and 2021, this paper uncovers nuanced evidence on the … impact of seasonal temperature within US counties: higher winter temperature increases private sector employment growth while … "Financial Activities." In contrast, the positive effects of a warmer winter are less pervasive. The employment effect of a …
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This paper analyzes the determinants of labor market performance in Algeria. When the model is estimated with panel data on a sample of MENA and transition countries for 1995- 2005, the results suggest that lower growth in labor productivity in Algeria is associated with higher unemployment than...
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We build a small open economy, real business cycle model with labor market frictions to evaluate the role of employment … significant change in aggregate employment. …
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The Danish flexicurity model has attracted attention among policymakers in Europe, because it suggests that a flexible labor market can coexist with a generous welfare system to achieve low unemployment. Using a panel of 19 countries over 1960-2002, the paper identifies the elements of the...
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Over the last 15 years, the reforms of employment protection legislation (EPL) in European countries have mainly eased … hiring and firing restrictions for temporary employment while leaving the strict EPL provisions for regular or permanent …
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Governments often intervene in labor markets with the aim of reducing inequality and promoting employment. Such …
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's employment and productivity outcomes continue to lag behind those of its European peers. This paper reviews Italy's institutional …
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This paper evaluates European structural reforms over the last 20 years, in light of economic theory predictions about interactions between labor and product market reforms. Reforms in labor markets occur at higher frequencies than in product market, which are, however, more coherent. These...
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This study explores the effects of labor and product market deregulation on employment growth. Our empirical results … employment growth, including through sizable interaction effects. Based on these findings, the paper develops a theoretical …
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