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Expanding the welfare system: a proposal for reform

Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - In: The welfare state in Europe: Challenges and reforms, (pp. 101-117). 1998

accounts: a retirement account (covering pensions), an unemployment account (covering unemployment support), a human capital … account (covering education and training), and a health account (covering insurance against sickness and disability). Instead … may be expected to play a substantial role in reducing unemployment, encouraging labour force participation, promoting …

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The Unemployment Challenge in Europe

Nickell, Stephen - In: CESifo Forum 11 (2010) 1, pp. 3-6

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Unemployment Crisis - Challenge and Opportunity

Ljungqvist, Lars - In: CESifo Forum 11 (2010) 1, pp. 7-13

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Comparing the effectiveness of employment subsidies

Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2007

This paper analyses theoretically and empirically how employment subsidies should be targeted. We contrast measures involving targeting workers with low incomes/abilities and targeting the unemployed under the criteria of approximate welfare efficiency (AWE). Thereby we can identify policies...

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Screening through activation: Differential effects of a youth activation programme

Hall, Caroline King Barnard; Kotakorpi, Kaisa; … - 2016

traditional predictors of poor labour market outcomes (e.g. education and school dropout status), we find a strong concentration …

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On the political economics of tax reforms

Castanheira, Micael; Nicodème, Gaëtan; Profeta, Paola - 2011

There is often a gap between the prescriptions of an optimal tax system and actual tax systems, some of which can be neither efficient economically nor efficient at redistributing income. With a focus on personal income taxes, this paper reviews the political economics literature on tax systems...

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Should Diesel cars in Europe be discouraged?

Mayeres, Inge; Proost, Stef - 2001

This paper examines the rationale for the different tax treatment of gasoline and diesel cars currently observed in Europe. First, we analyse possible justifications for a different tax treatment: pure tax revenue considerations, externality cons0iderations and constraints on the tax instruments...

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Immigrants and Unemployment in the European Community: From the Eyes of Natives

Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 1999

This paper examines whether immigrants increase the likelihood of unemployment among native-born workers in the …-born workers? assessment of the number of immigrants in the local market. By doing so, the association between unemployment of … immigrants and unemployment among native-born workers. …

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The Effective Tax Burden of Companies in Europe

Overesch, Michael - In: CESifo DICE Report 03 (2005) 4, pp. 56-63

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The Impact of Personal and Corporate Taxation on Capital Structure Choices

Voeller, Dennis; Overesch, Michael - 2008

This paper empirically analyses whether both personal and corporate taxation have an impact on companies' capital structure decisions. We investigate the effect of the difference in taxation of debt and equity financing on capital structures. Our empirical results, based on a comprehensive panel...

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