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Killing them with kindness : negative distributional externalities of increasing UI benefits

Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Vorell, Matthias - 2009

Of the many labour market Hartz IV reforms that have been implemented in Germany since 2005, the role of short-term unemployment insurance has not received much attention. In this paper we examine distributional effects of labour earnings and unemployment benefits using simulated increases in...

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The effects of shortening potential benefit duration : evidence from regional cut-offs and a policy reform

Gałecka-Burdziak, Ewa; Góra, Marek; Jessen, Jonas; … - 2021

We quantify labour market effects of changes in the potential benefit duration (PBD) in Poland. Individual workers' PBD depends on the county unemployment rate relative to the national average - 12 months of PBD above a cut-off of 125 per cent and 6 months below. This cut-off shifted from 125 to...

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The dynamic and heterogeneous effects of retirement on cognitive decline

Schmitz, Hendrik; Westphal, Matthias - 2021

We study effects of retirement on cognitive abilities (up to ten years after retirement) using data from 21 countries in Continental Europe, England, and the US, and exploiting early-retirement thresholds for identification. For this purpose, combines event-study estimations with the marginal...

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Individualism vs. collectivism : how inherited cultural values affect labor market outcomes of second generation immigrants in the US

Höckel, Lisa Sofie - 2017

The labor market performance of second generation immigrants is a crucial determinant of integration. Labor market returns to their different cultural traits, however, have been rarely researched within the economic literature. This study provides insight on the link between the level of...

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Product market evidence on the employment effects of the minimum wage

Aaronson, Daniel; French, Eric - In: Journal of labor economics 25 (2007) 1, pp. 167-200

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Exploration for human capital : evidence from the MBA labor market

Kuhnen, Camelia M.; Oyer, Paul E. - In: Journal of labor economics 34 (2016) 2, pp. 255-286

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Testing Becker's theory of positive assortative matching

Siow, Aloysius - In: Journal of labor economics 33 (2015) 2, pp. 409-441

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Quasi-experimental methods in empirical regional science and policy analysis : is there a scope for application?

Mitze, Timo; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Alecke, Björn - 2012

revolution has yet to fully propagate to the field of regional science. We examine the scope for application of the matching … the matching approach is very appealing due to its methodological rigor and didactical clarity, we faced difficulties in … structural characteristics. Thus, results have to be interpreted with some caution. The matching approach nevertheless can be of …

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Analyzing the determinants of the matching of public school teachers to jobs : disentangling the preferences of teachers and employers

Boyd, Donald; Lankford, Hamilton; Loeb, Susanna; … - In: Journal of labor economics 31 (2013) 1, pp. 83-117

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Opening the black box of the matching function : the power of words

Marinescu, Ioana; Wolthoff, Ronald - In: Journal of labor economics 38 (2020) 2, pp. 535-568

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