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In this paper we define and estimate measures of labor market frictions using data on job durations. We compare different estimation methods and different types of data. We propose and apply an unconditional inference method that can be applied to aggregate duration data. It does not require...
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workers payment at or below the NMW is of relatively short duration and a substantial number move into higher paid jobs …
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jobs …
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This paper assesses the impact of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on employment and inequality in the UK over the decade since its introduction in 1999. Identification is facilitated by using variation in the bite of the NMW across local labour markets and the different sized year on year up...
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This paper assesses the impact of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on employment and inequality in the UK over the decade since its introduction in 1999. Identification is facilitated by using variation in the bite of the NMW across local labour markets and the different sized year on year up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136496
The recession of 2008-2009 inflicted a larger cumulative loss of UK output than any of the other post-war recessions. Nevertheless, employment rates remained higher than might have been expected given the experience of previous recessions. The main reasons for this appear to be a combination of...
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, reflecting a return to historically low levels of unemployment. Insecure workers are concentrated in jobs with temporary …
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, reflecting a return to historically low levels of unemployment. Insecure workers are concentrated in jobs with temporary …
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vary over jobs. Between job changes are observed for individuals changing jobs in 1994. This work leads us to question the …
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universe of UK taxpayers we show migrants are over-represented at the top of the income distribution, with migrants twice as … the UK top 1% income share over the past 20 years can be attributed to migration. …
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