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Evaluating Unemployment Policies : What Do the Underlying Theories Tell Us?
Snower, Dennis J. - 2006
The paper surveys unemployment policies for advanced market economies and evaluates them by examining the predictions of the underlying macroeconomic theories. The basic idea is that, for the most part, different unemployment policy prescriptions rest on different macroeconomic theories, and our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012781938
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Firing costs : eurosclerosis or eurosuccesses? : paper presented at the HWWA Workshop, August 26-27, 1999, on "Uncertainty and Factor Demands", organized by Michael Funke (Universi...
Chen, Yu-Fu; Snower, Dennis J.; Gylfi Zoega; Funke, Michael - HWWA Workshop on Uncertainty and Factor Demands <1999, …; … - 1999
In this paper we analyse the employment implications of firing restrictions. We find that when a recession is expected and the trend rate of productivity growth is small, a rise in firing costs affects mainly the hiring decision. Thus there is a negative effect on average employment. When, on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418198
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Evaluating Unemployment Policies: What do the Underlying Theories Tell Us?
Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
The paper surveys unemployment policies for advanced market economies and evaluates them by examining the predictions of the underlying macroeconomic theories. The basic idea is that, for the most part, different unemployment policy prescriptions rest on different macroeconomic theories, and our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136538
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Self Confidence : Intrapersonal Strategies
Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - 2010
This paper analyzes the self-identification process and its role in motivation. We build a model of self-confidence where people have imperfect knowledge about their ability, which in most tasks is a complement to effort in determining performance. Higher self-confidence thus enhances...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014161487
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The insider-outsider theory : a survey
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002
shocks. The second section deals with the insider-outsider theory in relation to two important economic institutions: unions …This article is an idiosyncratic survey of the insider-outsider theory, describing the vision underlying the theory … been dead-ends and red herrings in past research. The first section deals with the theory, concerning how labor turnover …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011412195
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Cooperation, motivation and social balance
Bosworth, Steven; Singer, Tania; Snower, Dennis J. - 2016
This paper examines the reflexive interplay between individual decisions and social forces to analyze the evolution of cooperation in the presence of "multi-directedness," whereby people's preferences depend on their psychological motives. People have access to multiple, discrete motives....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011431001
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Identity-driven cooperation versus competition
Snower, Dennis J.; Bosworth, Steven - 2016
This paper seeks to extend the domain of identity economics by exploring motivational foundations of in-group cooperation and out-group competition. On this basis, we explore the reflexive interaction between individual economic decisions and social identities in response to technological change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434452
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Cooperation, motivation and social balance
Bosworth, Steven; Singer, Tania; Snower, Dennis J. - 2016
This paper examines the reflexive interplay between individual decisions and social forces to analyze the evolution of cooperation in the presence of "multi-directedness," whereby people's preferences depend on their psychological motives. People have access to multiple, discrete motives....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452082
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Identity-driven cooperation versus competition
Snower, Dennis J.; Bosworth, Steven - 2016
This paper seeks to extend the domain of identity economics by exploring motivational foundations of in-group cooperation and out-group competition. On this basis, we explore the reflexive interaction between individual economic decisions and social identities in response to technological change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452091
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Identity-driven cooperation versus competition
Snower, Dennis J.; Bosworth, Steven - 2015
This paper seeks to extend the domain of identity economics by exploring motivational foundations of in-group cooperation and out-group competition. On this basis, we explore the reflexive interaction between individual economic decisions and social identities in response to technological change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011414252