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The Effect of Macroeconomic Uncertainty on Household Spending
Coibion, Olivier; Georgarakos, Dimitris; Gorodnichenko, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
luxury goods. Moreover, uncertainty reduces household propensity to invest in mutual funds. These results support the notion … that macroeconomic uncertainty can impact household decisions and have large negative effects on economic outcomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012496179
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Older Men’s Labor Force Participation in Belgium
Jousten, Alain - 2018
The paper studies the labor market participation of older workers in Belgium over the last 3 decades. It outlines the … changes to the institutional framework of relevance for labor market participation and employment. Drawing on data from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453051
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Work Capacity and Longer Working Lives in Belgium
Jousten, Alain - 2016
We explore the link between health indicators and employment rates of the population aged 55 or more. Our focus lies on … work capacity as a key determinant of employment. Using cohort mortality information as a proxy for overall health outcomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456704
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Trends in Social Security Incentives in Belgium
Fraikin, Anne-Lore; Jousten, Alain; Lefebvre, Mathieu - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
In Belgium, a series of social security reforms have been implemented over the years with the overarching goal of … studies the impact of those incentive-based reforms on observed changes in older workers' employment patterns. We investigate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014337786
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Demographic Dynamics, Labor Force Participation and Household Asset Accumulation : Case of Japan
Ando, Albert - 1995
A dynamic model of the demographic structure of Japan is summarized. It is capable of tracing the dynamic development of the Japanese population, including the distribution of families by age, sex, and marital status of the head, as well as by the number and age of children and other dependents....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473614
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Business Cycles and Household Formation : The Micro vs the Macro Labor Elasticity
Dyrda, Sebastian - 2012
We provide new evidence on the the cyclical behavior of household size in the United States from 1979 to 2010. During … building a model of endogenous household formation within a real business cycle structure. We use the model to measure how much …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460779
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The Origins of Firm Heterogeneity : A Production Network Approach
Bernard, Andrew B. - 2019
. Using the universe of buyer-supplier relationships in Belgium, the paper develops a set of stylized facts that motivate a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479397
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The Role of Exporters and Domestic Producers in GVCs : Evidence for Belgium based on Extended National Supply-and-Use Tables Integrated into a Global Multiregional Input-Output Tab...
Michel, Bernhard - 2018
-oriented manufacturers generate substantial value added in other Belgian firms, in particular providers of services; c) Belgium's backward …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480807
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Social Security Incentives in Belgium : An Analysis of Four Decades of Change
Fraikin, Anne-Lore - 2018
performance in Belgium. The results show that the numerous retirement and social security program reforms have had a marked impact …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481023
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COVID-19 and SME Failures
Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier - 2020
failures represent 3.1 percent of private sector employment. Despite the large impact on business failures and employment, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481180