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Comparing the Effectiveness of Employment Subsidies

Brown, Alessio J G; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 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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Comparing the Effectiveness of Employment Subsidies

Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2006

This paper provides a theoretical and quantitative analysis of various types of wellknown employment subsidies. Two important questions are addressed: (i) How should employment subsidies be targeted? (ii) How large should the subsidies be? We consider measures involving targeting workers with...

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The Insider-Outsider Theory: A Survey

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

This article is an idiosyncratic survey of the insider-outsider theory, describing the vision underlying the theory … been dead-ends and red herrings in past research. The first section deals with the theory, concerning how labor turnover … shocks. The second section deals with the insider-outsider theory in relation to two important economic institutions: unions …

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Comparing the Effectiveness of Employment Subsidies

Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

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Agenda 2020: Strategien für eine Politik der Vollbeschäftigung

Schneider, Hilmar; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Mit diesem Strategiepapier zeigt das Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA) Wege auf, wie Deutschland in der vor uns …: Deutschland ist auch auf qualifizierte Zuwanderung angewiesen, um den Problemen von Demografie und Fachkräftemangel gewachsen zu …

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Unemployment Vouchers versus Low-Wage Subsidies

Orszag, J. Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

The paper examines the relative effectiveness of two policy proposals in reducing unemployment and working poverty: unemployment vouchers and low-wage subsidies. The unemployment vouchers are targeted exclusively at the unemployed (especially the long-term unemployed) and are provided only for a...

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Unemployment Invariance

Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

This paper provides a critique of the "unemployment invariance hypothesis," according to which the behavior of the labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and the labor force. Using Solow growth and endogenous growth...

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Unemployment Invariance

Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary - 2002

This paper provides a critique of the ``unemployment invariance hypothesis,'' according to which the behavior of the labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and the labor force. Using Solow growth and endogenous...

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Fear of Labor Rigidities – The Role of Expectations in Employment Growth in Peru

Lavado, Pablo; Yamada, Gustavo - Departamento Académico de Economía, Universidad del … - 2013

Many studies have been conducted to analyze the effect of stricter Employment Protection Legislation (EPL). However, almost all of them has focused on an ex-post impact; leaving aside a second but equally important channel: expectations. This paper aims to analyze the role of expectations on...

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From Unemployment Benefits to Unemployment Accounts

Orszag, J. Michael; Snower, Dennis - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

We explore the implications of replacing current unemployment benefit (UB) systems by unemployment accounts (UA). Under the UA system, employed people would be required to make ongoing contributions to their unemployment accounts, and the balances in these accounts would then be available to...

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