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Finland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
the limitation of current unemployment and disability benefit schemes. The paper identifies possible strategies to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244764
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The Human Cost of Recessions; Assessing It, Reducing It
Dao, Mai; Loungani, Prakash - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
present resulting from the Great Recession of 2007–09. We assess the human cost of increased unemployment by surveying what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245873
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They seek it here, they seek it there, they seek it everywhere. But where is employment found?
Boman, Anders - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2008
search geographically do have a higher probability of escaping unemployment. However, this positive effect is not only … market. This indicates positive selection; i.e. it is not so much the increased geographic scope per se that increases the … likelihood of escaping unemployment, but mainly differences in unobservable characteristics between those who choose to use a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005423924
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Employment effects of extended geographic scope in job search
Boman, Anders - In: Labour Economics 19 (2012) 5, pp. 643-652
likelihood of escaping unemployment, but differences in unobservable characteristics between those who use an extended search …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010580742
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Job Search Monitoring and Sanctions
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Klaauw, Bas van der - In: CESifo DICE Report 3 (2005) 2, pp. 26-29
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005056471
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The European Labour Markets - Disincentive Effects of Unemployment Benefits on the Paths Out of Unemployment
Portugal, Pedro; Addison, John - In: CESifo Forum 5 (2004) 1, pp. 24-30
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013145
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Hartz IV – Welfare to Work in Germany
Ochel, Wolfgang - In: CESifo DICE Report 3 (2005) 2, pp. 18-25
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037406
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Kingdom of the Netherlands; Netherlands: 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
Strong macroeconomic foundations have so far largely shielded the Netherlands from recent financial turbulence. Despite a tightening labor market, inflation remains subdued. Employment has grown 1¼–1½ percent in 2007, on par with the rest of the Euro area. The external current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244374
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Denmark; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The paper discusses the flexicurity model, its key policy elements, and association with a low unemployment rate and a … high standard of social security for the unemployed. It provides details of an empirical analysis of unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245015
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Portugal: Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for a Waiver of Applicability of End-June Performance Criteria; Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Boar...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper discusses findings of the fourth review under an Extended Fund Facility Arrangement with Portugal. One year into the program, the authorities are making progress in reducing economic imbalances. The delicate balance between orderly deleveraging and improving competitiveness also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245120