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A Collective Retirement Model : Identification and Estimation in the Presence of Externalities

Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Vermeulen, Frederic - 2004

We study the labor supply dynamics of elderly couples by means of a structural collective model. The model allows for general externalities with respect to spouses? leisure. Preferences and the intrahousehold bargaining process are identified by using panel data with couples and individuals who...

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The Transition from Welfare to Work and the Role of Potential Labor Income

Schneider, Hilmar; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2004

It is often argued that the high level of welfare claims in Germany causes little incentive for workers with low productivity to seek for a job. We examine the influence of the ratio between estimated potential labor income and the welfare payment level on the probability of leaving social...

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The transmission of women's fertility, human capital and work orientation across immigrant generations

Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Liu, Albert Yung-Hsu - 2008

Using 1995 - 2006 Current Population Survey and 1970 - 2000 Census data, we study the intergenerational transmission of fertility, human capital and work orientation of immigrants to their US-born children. We find that second-generation women's fertility and labor supply are significantly...

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Income support systems, labor market policies and labor supply: the German experience

Caliendo, Marco - 2009

In view of the demographic trends, most EU countries face the problem of a declining work force in the future. Understanding the interaction between income support systems (such as unemployment benefits, social assistance, early retirement and pension systems) and total labor supply is of...

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Hours Worked in Europe and the US: New Data, New Answers

Bick, Alexander; Brüggemann, Bettina; … - 2016

Western Europe, but by lower employment rates in Eastern and Southern Europe. …

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Unemployment invariance

Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002

This paper provides a critique of the ?unemployment invariance hypothesis,? according to which the behavior of the labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and the labor force. Using Solow growth and endogenous growth...

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Potential Unemployment Insurance Duration and Labor Supply: The Individual and Market-Level Response to a Benefit Cut

Johnston, Andrew C.; Mas, Alexandre - 2020

We examine how a 16-week cut in potential unemployment insurance (UI) duration in Missouri affected search behavior of UI recipients and the aggregate labor market. Using a regression discontinuity design (RDD), we estimate a marginal effect of maximum duration on UI and nonemployment spells of...

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The Effect of Unemployment Benefits on the Duration of Unemployment Insurance Receipt: New Evidence from a Regression Kink Design in Missouri, 2003-2013

Card, David; Johnston, Andrew C.; Leung, Pauline; Mas, … - 2020

We provide new evidence on the effect of the unemployment insurance (UI) weekly benefit amount on unemployment insurance spells based on administrative data from the state of Missouri covering the period 2003-2013. Identification comes from a regression kink design that exploits the...

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Young and Hungry? Employment Levels for Young People During Spring 2021

Winters, John V. - 2021

This article examines employment rates for persons in their teens and early 20s during April and May 2021 compared to … April and May 2019. Employment rates for teens are significantly higher in Spring 2021 than in Spring 2019. However …, individuals ages 20-24 experienced significantly lower employment rates in Spring 2021 than in Spring 2019. Differing employment …

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Refugee Migration and the Labor Market: Lessons from 40 Years of Post-arrival Policies in Denmark

Nielson Arendt, Jacob; Dustmann, Christian; Ku, Hyejin - 2022

Denmark has accepted refugees from a large variety of countries and for more than four decades. Denmark has also frequently changed policies and regulations concerning integration programs, transfer payments, and conditions for permanent residency. Such policy variation in conjunction with...

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