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Fölster, Stefan; Gidehag, Robert; Orszag, Jonathan Michael - 2002

The paper examines the possible effects of introducing a large-scale welfare reform in Sweden, namely, the introduction of comprehensive welfare accounts. Under this policy, individuals make mandatory contributions to accounts, which they can top up with voluntary contributions. In return,...

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The pension transfer program

Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002

to intergenerational conflict. Let people with rights to public pensions have the option of using a portion of their … potential pensions to provide employment vouchers for employers that hire them. The policy is entirely voluntary; only those … to draw their public pensions and the employers have the right not to employ them. In effect, the policy involves taking …

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Anatomy of policy complementarities

Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - 1999

The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the political difficulties in implementing more extensive reform programs. We argue that the heart of...

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Anatomy of Policy Complementarities

Orszag, J. Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999

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Recoupling Economic and Social Prosperity

Lima de Miranda, Katharina; Snower, Dennis J. - 2020

This paper explores a new theoretical and empirical approach to the assessment of human well-being, relevant to current challenges of social fragmentation in the presence of globalization and technological advance. We present two indexes of well-being – solidarity (S) and agency (A) – to be...

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Pension taxes versus early retirement rights

Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002

This paper deals with two policy approaches to address the problem of the ?pensions time bomb? by influencing private …-sector pension provision. In assessing the role of private-sector pensions, it is common to concentrate exclusively on the issue of … since private-sector pension arrangements have significant implications for governments' finances. When private pensions …

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From unemployment benefits to unemployment accounts

Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002

. When people retire, they could use their remaining UA balances to top up their pensions. Under the unemployment benefit …

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Exporting Firms Do Not Pay Higher Wages, Ceteris Paribus : First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

Wagner, Joachim; Schnabel, Claus; Schank, Thorsten - 2004

18 studies using data from 20 highly developed, developing, and less developed countries document that average wages in exporting firms are higher than in non-exporting firms from the same industry and region. The existence of these so-called exporter wage premia is one of the stylized facts...

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Educational Attainment: Analysis by Immigrant Generation

Chiswick, Barry R.; DebBurman, Noyna - 2003

This paper presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of the largely ignored issue of the determinants of the educational attainment of adults by immigrant generation. Using Current Population Survey (CPS) data, differences in educational attainment are analyzed by immigrant generation...

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Parents and Children Talk : The Family Dynamics of English Language Proficiency

Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2004

This paper extends the analysis of the acquisition of destination language proficiency among immigrants by explicitly incorporating dynamics among family members – mother, father and children. Single equation, bivariate, and four-state (multivariate) probit analyses are employed. Immigrant...

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