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Alternative Systeme der Arbeitslosenversicherung : das Beispiel der Vereinigten Staaten und des Vereinigten Königreichs
Glismann, Hans H.; Schrader, Klaus - 2001
Im Rahmen eines Vergleichs der amerikanischen und britischen Systeme der Arbeitslosenversicherung wird gezeigt, daß das amerikanische System, auch anders als das deutsche, eine negative Rückkopplung zwischen den Ausgaben für die Arbeitslosenversicherung und der Höhe der Freisetzung von...
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An incentive theory of matching
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2010 - [This version]: May 2010
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An incentive theory of matching
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2009
This paper presents a theory explaining the labor market matching process through microeconomic incentives. There are … quit decisions. This approach obviates the need for a matching function. On this theoretical basis, we argue that the … matching function is vulnerable to the Lucas critique. Our calibrated model for the U.S. economy can account for important …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003827234
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Optionen einer effizienten Gestaltung der Arbeitslosenversicherung
Glismann, Hans H.; Schrader, Klaus - 2001
Die internationale Diskussion der letzten Jahrzehnte hat zur Frage nach einer effizienten Gestaltung der Einkommenssicherung von Arbeitslosen eine Reihe von Vorschlägen hervorgebracht, wie die von Beenstock/Brasse, Feldstein /Altman, Grubel und Orzag/Snower. Sie werden dargestellt und bewertet....
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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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Wage rigidity and job creation
Häfke, Christian; Sonntag, Marcus; Rens, Thijs van - 2009
. -- Wage Rigidity ; Search and Matching Model ; Business Cycle …
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Extensive vs. intensive margin in Germany and the United States : any differences?
Merkl, Christian; Wesselbaum, Dennis - 2009
This paper analyzes the role of the extensive vis-à-vis the intensive margin of labor adjustment in Germany and in the United States. The contribution is twofold. First, we provide an update of older U.S. studies and confirm the view that the extensive margin (i.e., the adjustment in the number...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003929206
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The vanishing procyclicality of labor productivity
Galí, Jordi; Rens, Thijs van - 2010
We document three changes in postwar US macroeconomic dynamics: (i) the procyclicality of labor productivity has vanished, (ii) the relative volatility of employment has risen, and (iii) the relative (and absolute) volatility of the real wage has risen. We propose an explanation for all three...
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Hiring chains and the dynamic behavior of job and worker flows
Reicher, Christopher Phillip - 2011
In this paper, I discuss three sets of links which I uncover in the data on aggregate US job and worker flows. Job flows are strongly related to aggregate employment growth, while worker flows are strongly related to employment growth and the unemployment rate. I show that a simple frictionless...
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Vacancies, unemployment, and the Phillips curve
Ravenna, Federico (contributor); Walsh, Carl E. (contributor) - 2007
of the labor market such as the matching technology that pairs vacancies with unemployed workers. We estimate on US data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003486556