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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

any negative short-run effects. There is however some suggestive evidence that reducing unemployment benefits could have …

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Mechanismen zur Harmonisierung der Konjunkturverläufe in der Eurozone : eine skeptische Sicht

Brenke, Karl - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 44, pp. 17-21

as national benefits already act as automatic stabilizers. Such a move would ultimately only lead to a transfer of …

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The impact of minimum age of employment regulation on child labor and schooling

Edmonds, Eric V.; Shrestha, Maheshwor - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-28

Promoting minimum age of employment regulation has been a centerpiece in child labor policy for the last 15 years. If enforced, minimum age regulation would change the age profile of paid child employment. Using micro-data from 59 mostly low-income countries, we observe that age can explain less...

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Labor market conditions and self-employment : a Denmark-Spain comparison

Carrasco, Raquel; Ejrnæs, Mette - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-16

the difference specially relevant among women. These two countries present important differences in their labor market … conditions in terms of labor market flexibility, generosity of the unemployment benefits system, child care policies, and … men and women separately using a strictly comparable panel data set. The results indicate that in Spain self …

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Social comparison in deterrence policy

Ch'ng, Kean Siang - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 1, pp. 25-41

Management meted out punishment to enforce rules and encourage adherence. However, the effectiveness depended on how the employees perceive and interpret the policy. This study tested the effect of reducing individual lateness in a plastic factory. Field experiment was conducted to test the...

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Los determinantes de la elección de AFP en Chile : nueva evidencia a partir de datos individuales

Berstein Jáuregui, Solange; Cabrita Felix, Carolina - In: Estudios de economía 34 (2007) 1, pp. 53-72

visit. -- pension system ; AFP ; demand sensitivity ; switching ; individual data. …

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Disclosure of medical information in health insurance

Rahkovsky, Ilya - In: Advances in management & applied economics 3 (2013) 1, pp. 183-205

Disclosure of private medical information allows insurance companies to better predict medical expenditures. The premiums the companies charge the insured employees reflect these expenditures. This paper studies incentives of employees to disclose their medical information. I find that healthier...

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Promoting permanent employment : lessons from Spain

Mendez, Ildefonso - In: SERIEs : Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 4 (2013) 2, pp. 175-199

This paper analyzes whether the two major labor market reforms implemented in Spain in the 1990s to reduce the share of temporary employment succeed in promoting flows into permanent employment. The 1994 reform severely restricted temporary contracts and the 1997 reform introduced a new...

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Getting ahead, falling behind and standing still : income mobility in Chile

Castro, Rodrigo - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 243-258

This paper analyses household income mobility in Chile between 1996 and 2001. Compared to industrialized and most developing countries, mobility has been quite high. The purpose of this paper is to apply a binomial probit model and split analysis into assessment of individuals and households on...

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Intergenerational income and educational mobility in urban Chile

Núñez, Javier; Miranda, Leslie - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 195-221

This paper provides evidence on the degree and patterns of intergenerational income and educational mobility in urban Chile. We find intergenerational income elasticities for Greater Santiago in Chile in the range of 0.52 to 0.54. This is lower than recent nation-wide elasticities for Chile of...

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