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Can overtime premium flexibility promote employment? : firm- and worker-level evidence from a labour law reform
Martins, Pedro S. - 2016
In 2012, in the midst of a recession, a labour law reform in Portugal allowed firms to reduce the overtime premium paid … firms using overtime in 2011 did reduce their overtime premiums in a manner consistent with the reform, in particular those … overtime usage, employment and sales following the reform. Overall, our results highlight the important but not exclusive role …
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Promoting youth employment in Europe : evidence-based policy lessons
Eichhorst, Werner; Rinne, Ulf - 2016
Youth unemployment has become a severe economic and societal problem in many European countries. Based on the existing empirical evidence on different policy options, this chapter draws lessons for future policy making in order to effectively promote youth employment in Europe. In conclusion,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011582723
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Youth unemployment in old Europe : the polar cases of France and Germany
Cahuc, Pierre; Carcillo, Stéphane; Rinne, Ulf; … - 2013
France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be observed in Southern European countries, a "lost generation" may arise in France. In stark contrast, youth unemployment has been on continuous decline in Germany for many years,...
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Labor policy analysis for Jobs expansion and development
Paqueo, Vicente B.; Orbeta, Aniceto C.; Lanzona, Leonardo A. - 2014 - [rev.]
inter alia minimum wage reform, which should be undertaken immediately, while investors are looking for new places to locate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010380426
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The combined employment effects of minimum wages and labor market regulation : a meta-analysis
Boockmann, Bernhard - 2010
This paper provides a meta-analysis of 55 empirical studies estimating the employment effects of minimum wages in 15 industrial countries. It strongly confirms the notion that the effects of minimum wages are heterogeneous between countries. As possible sources of heterogeneity, it considers the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003969892
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The combined employment effects of minimum wages and labor market regulation : a meta-analysis
Boockmann, Bernhard - 2010
This paper provides a meta-analysis of 55 empirical studies estimating the employment effects of minimum wages in 15 industrial countries. It strongly confirms the notion that the effects of minimum wages are heterogeneous between countries. As possible sources of heterogeneity, it considers the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003975149
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Turning the switch : an evaluation of the minimum wage in the German electrical trade using repeated natural experiments
Boockmann, Bernhard; Krumm, Raimund; Neumann, Michael; … - 2012
The introduction, abolition and subsequent re-introduction of the minimum wage in the German electrical trade gave rise to series of natural experiments, which are used to study minimum wage effects. We find similar impacts in all three cases on wages, employment and the receipt of public...
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Kombilöhne und Mindestlöhne als Instrumente der Beschäftigungspolitik : Erfahrungen und Handlungsoptionen
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor) - 2006
The paper reviews national and international experiences with different combinations of in-work benefits, subsidized employment, statutory minimum wages and implicit minimum wages defined by social assistance provisions. It calls for a cautious approach regarding the introduction of additional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003330274
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Employment subsidies : a fast lane from unemployment to work?
Forslund, Anders; Johansson, Per-Olov; Lindqvist, Linus - 2004
The treatment effect of a Swedish employment subsidy is estimated using exact covariate-matching and instrumental variables methods. Our estimates suggest that the programme had a positive treatment effect for the participants. We also show how non-parametric methods can be used to estimate the...
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Firm Responses to State Hiring Subsidies : Regression Discontinuity Evidence from a Tax Credit Formula
Hyman, Benjamin G.; Freedman, Matthew; Khanna, Shantanu; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We examine firm responses to location-based hiring subsidies. We leverage institutional features of the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC), a large-scale business incentive program that incorporates best practices from prior job creation policies. The CCTC award selection procedure combines...
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