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In-Work Benefits and Unemployment
Tonin, Mirco - 2011
of in-work benefits on search intensity, participation, employment, and unemployment, compared to a framework in which …
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Labor Markets and Labor Market Institutions in Transition Economies
Lehmann, Hartmut - 2011
This paper summarizes the evolution of labor markets and labor market institutions and policies in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe as well as of Central Asia over the last two decades. The main focus is on the evolution of labor market institutions, which are among candidate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121335
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Getting Back into the Labor Market : The Effects of Start-Up Subsidies for Unemployed Females
Caliendo, Marco - 2012
A shortage of skilled labor and low female labor market participation are problems many developed countries have to face. Besides activating inactive women, one possible solution is to support the re-integration of unemployed women. Due to female-specific labor market constraints (preferences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099742
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Did the Hartz Reforms Speed-Up Job Creation? A Macro-Evaluation Using Empirical Matching Functions
Fahr, Rene - 2006
market flows and reduce unemployment duration. Without attempting to evaluate the specific components of these Hartz reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012778974
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What Hides Behind the German Labor Market Miracle? Unemployment Insurance Reforms and Labor Market Dynamics
Hartung, Benjamin - 2018
A key question in labor market research is how the unemployment insurance system affects unemployment rates and labor … 76% of declining unemployment after the reform, a fact unexplained by existing research focusing on job finding rates … causally link our empirical findings to the reduction in long-term unemployment benefits using a heterogeneous-agent labor …
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Changes in Labour Market Transitions in Ireland Over the Great Recession
Bergin, Adele - 2014
This paper assesses the impact that the 2009 Great Recession had on individual's transitions to and from unemployment … in Ireland. The rate of transition from unemployment to employment declined between 2006 and 2011, while the rate from … employment to unemployment increased. The impact of some of the factors identified as contributing to the likelihood of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013047869
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Faces of Joblessness : Characterising Employment Barriers to Inform Policy
Fernandez, Rodrigo - 2016
This paper proposes a novel method for identifying and visualising key employment obstacles that may prevent individuals from participating fully in the labour market. The approach is intended to complement existing sources of information that governments use when designing and implementing...
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Labour Market Transitions, Shocks and Institutions in Turbulent Times : A Cross-Country Analysis
Bachmann, Ronald - 2018
of the unemployment rate and of worker transitions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012922444
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Political Economy of Labour Market Institutions in a Globalised Era
Bhaumik, Sumon; Frensch, Richard; Huber, Stephan - 2021
The paper extends the literature on the political economy of labour market institutions by developing a framework in which owners of capital can benefit from both greater labour market flexibility and better rule of law. Their choice of location of manufacturing centres can, therefore, by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013246026
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Female Labor Market Transitions in Europe
Kaiser, Lutz - 2021
Using micro panel data, labor market transitions are analyzed for the EU-member states by cumulative year-by-year transition probabilities. As female (non-)employment patterns changed more dramatically than male employment in past decades, the analyses mainly refer to female labor supply. In...
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