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Centralized Bargaining, Multi-Tasking, and Work Incentives.
Lindbeck, A; Snower, D-J - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), … - 1996
The paper examines the implications of an important aspect of the ongoing reorganization of work - the move from occupational specialization toward multi-tasking - for centralized wage bargaining. The analysis shows how, on account of this reorganization, centralized bargaining becomes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779996
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Falling labor share and rising unemployment: Long-run consequences of institutional shocks?
Berthold, Norbert; Fehn, Rainer; Thode, Eric - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Bayerische … - 1999
The literature on unemployment has mostly focused on labor market issues while the impact of capital formation is … appropriation model, the estimated values for the long-run elasticities of substitution between capital and labor for Germany and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008531794
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Inflation, Unemployment and Economic Growth in a Schumpeterian Economy
Chu, Angus C.; Cozzi, Guido; Furukawa, Yuichi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This study analyzes the effects of inflation on the long-run nexus between unemployment and economic growth. We …-market tightness and increases unemployment. In summary, the model predicts a positive relationship between inflation and unemployment … variable that affects the economy, unemployment and economic growth exhibit a negative relationship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011118529
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The Economic Impact of the University of Virginia: How a Major Research University Affects the Local and State Economies
Shobe, William; Knapp, John L. - Center for Economic and Policy Studies (CEPS), Weldon … - 2007
The University of Virginia, by providing world-class educational opportunities to citizens of the state, has played an important role in the lives of Virginians since its founding in 1819. The University enhances economic opportunity and provides a steady stream of citizens prepared to assume...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196818
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An Empirical Model of Growth Through Product Innovation
Lentz, Rasmus; Mortensen, Dale T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
Productivity dispersion across firms is large and persistent, and worker reallocation among firms is an important source of productivity growth. The purpose of the paper is to estimate the structure of an equilibrium model of growth through innovation that explains these facts. The model is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703179
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An Empirical Model of Growth Through Product Innovation
Lentz, Rasmus; Mortensen, Dale T. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
Productivity dispersion across firms is large and persistent, and worker reallocation among firms is an important source of productivity growth. The purpose of the paper is to estimate the structure of an equilibrium model of growth through innovation that explains these facts. The model is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005061559
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An Empirical Model of Growth Through Product Innovation
Lentz, Rasmus; Mortensen, Dale T. - Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (CAM), Økonomisk … - 2005
Productivity dispersion across firms is large and persistent, and worker reallocation among firms is an important source of productivity growth. The purpose of the paper is to estimate the structure of an equilibrium model of growth through innovation that explains these facts. The model is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005749506
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Structure of labour market and unemployment in Sudan
Nour S. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
This paper examines the structure of the labour market and unemployment in Sudan. One advantage of our analysis is that … unemployment based on Sudan Central Bureau of Statistics 2010 the Fifth Sudan Population and Housing Census 2008. We explain …, participation rates, economic activities, low skill level and high unemployment rate defined by gender and mode of living in Sudan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856356
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Macroeconomic Evaluation of Labor Market Reform in Germany
Krebs, Tom; Scheffel, Martin - Abteilung für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Mannheim - 2012
-run (noncyclical)unemployment rate in Germany by 1.4 percentage points. We also find that the welfare of employed households increases … German unemployment insurance system and resulted in a significant reduction in unemployment benefits for the long …-term unemployed. In this paper, we use an incomplete-market model with search unemployment to evaluate the macro-economic and welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904016
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CERGE-EI Tackles Transition
Dusek, Libor (contributor); Lizal, Lubomir (contributor) - Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and …
This volume is a collection of articles reprinted from top refereed journals and contains the most influential scholarly papers published by CERGE-EI faculty over the past 20 years. An introduction is by Lubomír Lízal, Associate Professor with Tenure at CERGE-EI and member of the Board of the...
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