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An Incentive Theory of Matching.
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - Kiel Institute for the World Economy - 2010
This paper examines the labour market matching process by distinguishing its two component stages: the contact stage, in which job searchers make contact with employers and the selection stage, in which they decide whether to match. We construct a theoretical model explaining two-sided selection...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008492138
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An Incentive Theory of Matching
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 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/10004992848
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The Minimum Wage from a Two-Sided Perspective
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2014
This paper sheds new light on the effects of the minimum wage on employment from a two-sided theoretical perspective … incentives and increase job acceptance incentives. We show that sufficiently low minimum wages may do no harm to employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010377272
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The Minimum Wage from a Two-Sided Perspective
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2014
This paper sheds new light on the effects of the minimum wage on employment from a two-sided theoretical perspective … incentives and increase job acceptance incentives. We show that sufficiently low minimum wages may do no harm to employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398665
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Incentives and Complementarities of Flexicurity
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Snower, Dennis - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2009
full Danish flexicurity set of policies (low employment protection, high unemployment benefits and workfare). Our results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005079106
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Unemployment Accounts and Employment Incentives
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Orszag, J. Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
people’s employment incentives and could achieve reductions in unemployment without reducing the level of support to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703506
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Comparing the effectiveness of employment subsidies
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2010 - October 2010 (this final and revised version)
This paper provides a theoretical and quantitative analysis of various types of wellknown employment subsidies. Two … important questions are addressed: (i) How should employment subsidies be targeted? (ii) How large should the subsidies be? We …) improve employment and welfare, (b) do not raise earnings inequality and (c) are self-financing. This criterion enables us to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011451838
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Beschäftigungskonten für Deutschland
Boss, Alfred; Brown, Alessio J. G.; Snower, Dennis J. - 2007 - December 2007 (this revised version)
improve employment incentives without significant changes in the current redistribution scheme. We provide a detailed account …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011451872
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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 minimum wage from a two-sided perspective
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2014
This paper sheds new light on the effects of the minimum wage on employment from a two-sided theoretical perspective … incentives and increase job acceptance incentives. We show that sufficiently low minimum wages may do no harm to employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238837