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Import tariffs and informal labour market : a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) analysis for Turkey

Akbulut, Hale; Taylan Eğen, Hüseyin - In: Review of Economic Analysis : REA 12 (2020) 2, pp. 1-20

From the 1980s to onwards trade liberalization policies have been widely used in many countries. This process has significant impacts on many economic aspects one of which is on the labour market. However, the direction of the relationship between trade reforms and the labour market is...

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Import tariffs and informal labour market : a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) analysis for Turkey

Akbulut, Hale; Taylan Eğen, Hüseyin - In: Review of Economic Analysis : REA 13 (2021) 2, pp. 213-234

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The Impact of Formalization Program on Informal Household Enterprises Performance : Evidence From a Quasi-experiment in Nigeria

Haruna, Emmanuel Umoru - 2023

While the formalization program is a popular policy instrument in many countries, the effects on the performance of informal household enterprises in emerging economies are unclear. This study's analysis begins by establishing the context for the rational exit theory. This study experimentally...

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Tax policy reform and universal basic income effectiveness in a currency union : implications for long-term growth, inequality, and welfare

Kame Babilla, Thierry U. - In: Journal of government and economics : JGE 10 (2023), pp. 1-15

-term growth and welfare in a currency union that faces fiscal rule constraints and inequality. To address this ongoing government …, inequality, and welfare depends on the type of fiscal policy adopted by government to fund it, notably the trade-off between … completely eliminating oil subsidies appears to be the best policy for reducing inequality while increasing growth and welfare …

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The Economy-Wide Impacts of the South African Child Support Grant : A Micro-Simulation-Computable General Equilibrium Analysis

Tiberti, Luca; Maisonnave, Hélène; Chitiga, Margaret; … - 2018

-up/top-down approach. This allows us to estimate the potential effects on households’ welfare and on the economy following a change in the …

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Chasing informality : evidence from increasing enforcement in large firms in Peru

Bosch, Mariano; González, Stephanie; Silva- Porto, … - 2021

Evasion of labor market regulations in middle income countries is systemic. This is generally known as informality. In Latin America, where less than 50% of workers are registered with social security, this is a permanent phenomenon and encompasses a variety of economic realities ranging from...

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Employment Effect of Means-Tested Program : Evidence from a Pension Reform in Chile

Troncoso, Pablo - 2022

I study the employment effects of a 2008 policy reform in the Chilean pension system. The reform i) increased pension benefits, ii) changed the accrual rates, iii) relaxed eligibility criteria for low-savings retirees. I estimate the labor supply responses using two datasets. The first one is a...

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Take-Up and Labor Supply Responses to Disability Insurance Earnings Limits

Krekó, Judit; Prinz, Daniel; Weber, Andrea - 2022

In most disability insurance programs beneficiaries lose some or all of their benefits if they earn above an earnings threshold. While intended to screen out applicants with high remaining working capacity, earnings limits can also distort the labor supply of beneficiaries. We develop a simple...

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Tax and benefit reforms to support employment and inclusiveness and address poverty in Italy

Bulman, Tim; Pacifico, Daniele; Pisu, Mauro; … - 2019

This paper assesses Italy’s 2019 tax and benefit reforms, analyses hypothetical reforms and proposes a reform package that balances goals of reducing poverty, encouraging employment and fiscal sustainability. Using the OECD’s Tax-Benefit and the EUROMOD microsimulation models, it shows that...

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Garantiesicherung : zweifelhafte Vision zur Überwindung von Hartz IV

Cremer, Georg - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 99 (2019) 8, pp. 570-574

Die Grünen wollen Hartz IV durch ein garantiertes Einkommen ersetzen, das höher ist als das derzeitige Arbeitslosengeld II und nach Einkommen, Vermögen und Bedarf gewährt wird, ansonsten aber bedingungslos und ohne Sanktionen ist. Aktive Beschäftigungspolitik und Mindesteinkommenspolitik...

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