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What the localized lockdown policy tells : “It does not work and seem too late

Huynh, Toan Luu Duc - 2021

Vietnam used to be lauded as the coronavirus fighting model since the pandemic began. Vietnam kept the virus at bay by … difference-in-difference, this paper identifies the ineffectiveness of the localized lockdown policy. Although there is a drop in … public areas visits after the lockdown event, infected cases still increased. These results have implications for the …

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"COVID-19, lockdown and labor uncertainty"

Luong, Tuan; Nguyen, Manh-Hung - 2020

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The macroeconomic effects of lockdown policies

Auray, Stéphane; Eyquem, Aurélien - 2020

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Should wages be subsidized in a pandemic?

Abbott, Brant; Phan Van Nam - 2022

We use a labor search model with heterogenous households and firms to study the efficacy of a wage subsidy during a pandemic, relative to enhancing unemployment benefits. A large proportion of the economy is forced to shut down, and firms in that sector choose whether to lay off workers or keep...

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Consumption and Redistributive Politics : The Effect of Credit and China

Kus, Basak - 2018

This article attempts to bring consumption into the study of redistributive politics. Analyzing data from 20 OECD countries over the period 1995-2007, I investigate whether factors that allowed lower and middle-income households to sustain their consumption had any impact on governments'...

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The Direct Employment Impact of Public Investment

Moszoro, Marian W. - 2022

We evaluate the direct employment effect of the public investment in key infrastructure—electricity, roads, schools and hospitals, and water and sanitation. Using rich firm-level panel data from 41 countries over 19 years, we estimate that US$1 million of public spending in infrastructure...

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The Unequal Employment Effects of Regulatory Uncertainty

Xie, Zhoudan - 2021

This paper examines how increases in regulatory uncertainty may affect employment and presents empirical evidence that the employment effects of regulatory uncertainty are unequal for workers with different levels of educational attainment. VAR estimations suggest that a regulatory uncertainty...

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Macroeconomic effects of UI extensions at short and long durations

Acosta, Miguel; Müller, Andreas; Nakamura, Emi; Jón … - 2023

We study the macroeconomic effects of unemployment insurance (UI) benefit extensions in the United States at short and long durations. To do this, we develop a new state level dataset on trigger variables for UI extensions and a "UI benefit calculator" based on detailed legislative and...

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Umwelt-, Beschäftigungs- und Wohlfahrtswirkungen einer ökologischen Steuerreform : eine dynamische Simulationsanalyse unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Anpassungsprozesse im Übergang

Braun, Stefan; Kitterer, Wolfgang - 2000

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Umwelt-, Beschäftigungs- und Wohlfahrtswirkungen einer ökologischen Steuerreform : eine dynamische Simulationsanalyse unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Anpassungsprozesse im Übergang

Braun, Stefan; Kitterer, Wolfgang - 2000

An Hand eines OLG-Modells vom Auerbach-Kotlikoff-Typ werden in dieser Arbeit die gesamtwirtschaftlichen Wirkungen einer ökologischen Steuerreform untersucht. Das Aufkommen aus einer indirekten Steuer auf den Umweltverbrauch wird zur Senkung der Beiträge zur Sozialversicherung verwendet. Es...

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