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From unemployment to self-employment : the role of entrepreneurship training

Michaelides, Marios; Davis, Scott - In: IZA journal of labor policy 10 (2020) 1/18, pp. 1-35

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Labor market policies and IMF advice in advanced economies during the Great Recession

Blanchard, Olivier; Jaumotte, Florence; Loungani, Prakash - In: IZA journal of labor policy 3 (2014), pp. 1-23

In this paper we present and analyze the IMF’s labor market recommendations for advanced economies since the beginning of the crisis, both in general and specifically in program countries. Our analysis is informed by our reading of the theoretical and empirical literature on the design of...

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Using state level employment thresholds to explain Okun’s Law

Herzog, Ryan W. - In: IZA journal of labor policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-26

changes in output on unemployment are least sensitive for states with relatively large employment within government … manufacturing sectors. States with lower manufacturing employment have a less sensitive output to unemployment relationship, but the …

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Wage subsidies in developing countries as a tool to build human capital : design and implementation issues

Almeida, Rita; Orr, Larry; Robalino Aguirre, David A. - In: IZA journal of labor policy 3 (2014), pp. 1-24

seekers or those who have gone through long-periods of unemployment or inactivity, to gain some work experience and in the …

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Policy levers to increase jobs and increase income from work after the Great Recession

Neumark, David - In: IZA journal of labor policy 5 (2016) 6, pp. 1-38

, high long-term unemployment, stagnant or declining wages for low-to-medium skill jobs owing to adverse labor demand shifts …

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Market and political power interactions in Greece : an empirical investigation

Kollintzas, Tryphon; Papageorgiou, Dimitris; Tsionas, … - In: IZA journal of labor policy 7 (2018) 1, pp. 1-43

In this paper, using a dynamic panel of 21 OECD countries, we find that, unlike the other OECD countries in the sample, wage setting institutions, competition conditions, public finances, and external imbalances can account for the behavior of the public sector wage premium (WPR) and the...

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Another economic miracle? : the German labor market and the great recession

Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA journal of labor policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-21

Germany’s labor market responded only mildly to the Great Recession. Important factors for this development include the strong economic position due to recent labor market reforms, the crisis affecting mainly export-oriented companies, the extension of short-time work, time buffers due to...

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"Fine ... I'll do it myself" : lessons from self-employment grants in a long recession period

Srhoj, Stjepan; Zilic, Ivan - In: IZA journal of labor policy 11 (2021) 1, pp. 1-32

unemployment episodes dataset, we find that individuals who finish their spell with a grant have a significantly lower probability … of returning to unemployment. The policy is particularly effective for individuals who would have otherwise had labor … ameliorating unemployment. However, the policy was not effective for longer unemployed individuals. At the firm level, we find …

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A reform agenda for improving the delivery of ALMPs in the MENA region

Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.; Leon-Solano, Rene A. - In: IZA journal of labor policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-25

high unemployment, prevalence of skills mismatches, low labor market mobility, and lack of formal employment networks …

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Labor exports from Palestine to Israel : a boon or bane for the West Bank economy?

Agbahey, Johanes; Siddig, Khalid Hassan Ali; Grethe, Harald - In: IZA journal of labor policy 10 (2020) 1/8, pp. 1-25

This article analyzes the effects on the West Bank economy of temporary Palestinian employment in Israel, using a new database and a computable general equilibrium model. The results show that Palestinian employment in Israel increases household incomes but distorts the operation of the West...

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