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Hours vs employment in response to demand shocks

Hart, Robert A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2023)

The responses of working hours and employment levels to temporary negative demand shocks like those caused by the Great …

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Hours vs employment in response to demand shocks

Hart, Robert A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)

employment and unemployment. However, it can be seriously misleading to ignore the interrelated behavior of hours worked ….Work hours can be altered relatively speedily and flexibly, and this strongly relates to employment, labor productivity, and … unemployment outcomes. The hours–employment distinction is especially important in the evaluation of the performances of European …

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Flat-rate tax systems and their effect on labor markets

Peichl, Andreas - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

The potential economic outcomes resulting from a flat rate of income tax have been the subject of an ongoing academic and political debate. Many observers have suggested that the introduction of a flat tax would be beneficial for a country’s economy, having a positive influence on the labor...

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Flat-rate tax systems and their effect on labor markets

Peichl, Andreas - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) October, pp. 1-10

The potential economic outcomes resulting from a flat rate of income tax have been the subject of an ongoing academic and political debate. Many observers have suggested that the introduction of a flat tax would be beneficial for a countryâ€™s economy, having a positive influence on the...

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The rise and fall of piecework

Hart, Robert A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

A pieceworker receives a fixed rate for each unit (“piece”) produced or action performed. In part, the rate reflects a cost of monitoring output. A timeworker receives a fixed wage rate per hour that, in the short term, does not vary with output performance. From the 18th century up to the...

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