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Notes on behavioral economics and labor market policy
Babcock, Linda; Congdon, William J.; Katz, Lawrence F.; … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-14
Labor market policies succeed or fail at least in part depending on how well they reflect or account for behavioral responses. Insights from behavioral economics, which allow for realistic deviations from standard economic assumptions about behavior, have consequences for the design and...
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Activation and employment support policies in OECD countries : an overview of current approaches
Immervoll, Herwig; Scarpetta, Stefano - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-22
policy areas. We argue that an effective policy strategy rests on a finely tuned balance between income support, work …
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"Shelter from the storm?" - Danish flexicurity and the crisis
Madsen, Per - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-19
The Danish model won fame for its performance during the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000-years and took a position as a model for the European Employment Strategy and a much cited example of a real life flexicurity model. Like most other European countries Denmark has now fallen into a deep...
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Another economic miracle? : the German labor market and the great recession
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-21
extension of short-time work, time buffers due to working time accounts, the behavior of social partners, and automatic … stabilizers. We emphasize the important interaction between short-time work and long-term shortages of skilled workers in sectors … discuss common challenges at the center of the future jobs debate. -- economic crisis ; Germany ; short-time work …
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Introducing unemployment insurance to developing countries
Vodopivex, Milan - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-23
The paper analyzes key labor market and institutional features of developing countries that affect functioning of unemployment insurance: a large informal sector, weak administrative capacity, and large political risk. It argues that these countries should tailor an OECD-style unemployment...
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The role of short-time work schemes during the global financial crisis and early recovery : a cross-country analysis
Hijzen, Alexander; Martin, Sebastien - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-31
There has been a strong interest in short-time work (STW) schemes during the global financial crisis. Using data for 23 …
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Payments for ecological restoration and internal migration in China : the sloping land conversion program in Ningxia
Démurger, Sylvie; Wan, Haiyuan - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 1 (2012), pp. 1-22
recent survey data from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and a difference-in-difference approach to assess the impact of the …
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Job security and the age-composition of employment : evidence from Chile
Pagés, Carmen; Montenegro, Claudio E. - In: Estudios de economía 34 (2007) 2, pp. 109-139
and using measures of relative dismissal costs, we find that the adverse effect of job security on youth employment is …
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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
While there is a fairly broad consensus regarding the potential adverse effects of generous unemployment benefit insurance on steady-state employment, the short-term effects of benefit reforms are not well-established. This paper contributes to fill this gap by estimating impulse responses to...
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Effective bank corporate governance : observations from the market crash and recommendations for policy
Choudhry, Moorad - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 1 (2011) 1, pp. 179-211
This paper considers the extent to which inadequate corporate governance was a contributory factor to the financial market crash. It examines the experience of selected failed banks, with emphasis on the corporate governance structure in place at each firm, and the background and expertise of...
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