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Incentive models of the labour market
Brown, Alessio J. G. - 2009
policies for the welfare state are analysed: Unemployment accounts, employment subsidies and flexicurity. Finally, a new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010460018
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The labour market returns to sleep
Costa-Font, Joan; Fleche, Sarah; Pagan, Ricardo - 2022
induced by time and local variations in sunset time. We find that a 1-hour increase in weekly sleep increases employment by 1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013460183
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Incentivizing sleep? : insufficient sleep affects employment and productivity
Costa-Font, Joan - 2022
Spending time sleeping not only improves individuals' well-being, but it can influence employment outcomes and … sleep on employee fatigue and cognitive performance, and the associated effects on employment disruption and productivity … loss. Sleep can be influenced by "sleep friendly" employment regulations, technology nudges, monetary incentives, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014289549
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How to support adult caregivers? : caregiving for older adults is detrimental to caregivers' well-being and requires policy interventions to support them
Costa-Font, Joan - 2023
harmful effects on the well-being of caregivers and can exacerbate the existing gender inequalities in employment. To overcome …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015062253
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Caregiving subsidies and spousal early retirement intentions
Costa-Font, Joan; Vilaplana Prieto, Cristina - 2022
Balancing caregiving duties and work can be both financially and emotionally burdensome, especially when care is provided to a spouse at home. This paper documents that financial respite for caregivers can influence individuals' early retirement decisions. We examine the effect of a reform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013260028
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The labour market returns to sleep
Costa-Font, Joan; Fleche, Sarah; Pagan, Ricardo - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013466128
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The labour market returns to sleep
Costa-Font, Joan; Fleche, Sarah; Pagan, Ricardo - 2022
induced by time and local variations in sunset time. We find that a 1-hour increase in weekly sleep increases employment by 1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013463267
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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 heterogeneous variations in the characteristics of workers and jobs, and firms face adjustment costs in responding to these variations. Matches and separations are described...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277955
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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 heterogeneous variations in the characteristics of workers and jobs, and firms face adjustment costs in responding to these variations. Matches and separations are described...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278021
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Caregiving Subsidies and Spousal Early Retirement Intentions
Costa-Font, Joan; Vilaplana-Prieto, Cristina - 2022
Balancing caregiving duties and work can be both financially and emotionally burdensome, especially when care is provided to a spouse at home. This paper documents that financial respite for caregivers can influence individuals' early retirement decisions. We examine the effect of a reform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351878