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How quickly does structural reform pay off? An empirical analysis of the short-term effects of unemployment benefit reform

Bouis, Romain; Causa, Orsetta; Demmou, Lilas; Duval, Romain - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-12

While there is a fairly broad consensus regarding the potential adverse effects of generous unemployment benefit …. Findings indicate that although it takes time for unemployment benefit reforms to pay off, such reforms do not appear to entail … any negative short-run effects. There is however some suggestive evidence that reducing unemployment benefits could have …

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Old-age employment and hours of work trends: Empirical analysis for four European countries

Aliaj, Arjeta; Flawinne, Xavier; Jousten, Alain; … - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 5 (2016) 16, pp. 1-22

For the last two decades, the increase of employment among individuals aged 50+ has been a policy objective on the European employment agenda. The present paper focuses on the case of Belgium, France, Germany, and The Netherlands over the period 1997–2011. First, we provide descriptive...

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