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In-Work Benefits and the Nordic Model
Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Tonin, Mirco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Welfare benefits in the Nordic countries are often tied to employment. We argue that this is one of the factors behind the success of the Nordic model, where a comprehensive welfare state is associated with high employment. In a general equilibrium setting, the underlining mechanism works...
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In-Work Benefits and the Nordic Model
Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Tonin, Mirco - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Stockholms Universitet - 2013
Welfare benefits in the Nordic countries are often tied to employment. We argue that this is one of the factors behind the success of the Nordic model, where a comprehensive welfare state is associated with high employment. In a general equilibrium setting, the underlining mechanism works...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611635
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Is a Minimum Wage an Appropriate Instrument for Redistribution?
Gerritsen, Aart; Jacobs, Bas - CESifo - 2014
minimum wage causes more unemployment, but also leads to more skill formation as unemployment is concentrated on low … gains of more skill formation outweigh the social welfare losses of increased unemployment. Using a highly conservative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736741
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A New I Do : Towards a Marriage-Neutral Income Tax
Motro, Shari - 2007
The federal income tax system treats married couples as if each spouse earned approximately one-half of the couple's combined income through a mechanism called income splitting. For many one-earner and unequal-earner couples, income splitting produces a significant advantage, a marriage bonus,...
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Boosting Productivity in Russia: Skills, Education and Innovation
Demmou, Lilas; Wörgötter, Andreas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
The labour market in Russia is very flexible. Firms adjust to economic shocks through wage cuts, working hour reductions and minimisation of non-wage labour costs. Workers react by changing jobs. This results in a high and stable overall employment rate, but also high wage inequality,...
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Non-Standard Employment and Quality of Work. The Case of Italy
Addabbo, Tindara (contributor);  … - Associazione Italiana Economisti del Lavoro - AIEL
The international literature on non-standard employment has mostly focussed on its impact on employment, and more recently on working and living conditions. This volume explores these issues with special reference to Italy. Italy is characterized by very low participation rates (particularly...
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Evolutions de la flexibilité de différentes formes d'emplois dans la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Deville, Hervé - In: Brussels Economic Review 48 (2005) 4, pp. 355-392
This study presents a comparative analysis of the labour market flexibility in the Brussels region with respect to the … Kingdom of Belgium since the early 90‚s. We distinguish quantitative from qualitative flexibility. The quantitative … flexibility is studied with respect to type of work contract, the length and flexibility of workings hours. The qualitative …
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Enhancing Labour Utilisation in a Socially Inclusive Society in Australia
Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
institutions, reforming the tax and transfer system, and maintaining labour market flexibility. Beyond labour market policies, the …
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Structure of labour market and unemployment in Sudan
Nour S. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
This paper examines the structure of the labour market and unemployment in Sudan. One advantage of our analysis is that … unemployment based on Sudan Central Bureau of Statistics 2010 the Fifth Sudan Population and Housing Census 2008. We explain …, participation rates, economic activities, low skill level and high unemployment rate defined by gender and mode of living in Sudan …
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Promoting productive employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the literature
Szirmai, Adam; Gebreeyesus, Mulu; Guadagno, Francesca; … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
and working hours. The challenge of African economies lies not so much in open unemployment, as in the quality of …
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