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Collective bargaining systems and macroeconomic and microeconomic flexibility : the quest for appropriate institutional forms in advanced economies
Addison, John T. - In: IZA journal of labor policy 5 (2016) 19, pp. 1-53
This paper addresses the design of the machinery of collective bargaining from the perspective of microeconomic and … adjustment. In the latter context, close attention is also paid to changes in collective bargaining along the dimensions of … bargaining coverage, structure, and coordination. Support is adduced for the German, contemporary Scandinavian, and British …
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Positive and Normative Effects of a Minimum Wage
Rocheteau, Guillaume - 2008
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The ‘Discouraged Worker Effect’ in Public Works Programs : Evidence from the MGNREGA in India
Narayanan, Sudha - 2017
for a discouraged worker effect arising from either of two mechanisms: administrative rationing of jobs among those who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956762
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Subsidizing Domestic Services as a Tool to Fight Unemployment : Effectiveness and Hidden Costs
Leduc, Elisabeth - 2020
European countries have increasingly adopted wage subsidies for the sector of domestic services to reduce low-skilled unemployment. Yet, empirical evidence on their effectiveness is scarce. In this paper, we use Belgian administrative data to estimate how participation in the subsidized domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012826750
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On the Relationship Between Labor Market Policies and Outcomes in Bolivia : A Search and Matching Approach
Nogales, Ricardo - 2019
In this paper we assess the relationship between labor policies and market outcomes in Bolivia, accounting for a large informal sector mostly comprised of self-employed entrepreneurs. We calibrate a job search and matching model to reproduce labor market features in 2013, a period in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869736
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The 'Discouraged Worker Effect' in Public Works Programs : Evidence from the MGNREGA in India
Narayanan, Sudha - 2016
for a discouraged worker effect arising from either of two mechanisms: administrative rationing of jobs among those who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977911
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Unemployment transitions and the role of minimum wage : from pre-crisis to crisis and recovery
Andriopoulou, Eirini; Karakitsios, Alexandros - 2021
During the last decade, unemployment in Greece climbed up to 28%, almost quadrupling due to the economic crisis that hit Greece. In the present paper, we examine the determinants of the unemployment dynamics and the impact of the minimum wage on the probability of making a transition into and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012622888
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Unemployment transitions and the role of minimum wage : from pre-crisis to crisis and recovery
Andriopoulou, Eirini; Karakitsios, Alexandros - In: IZA journal of labor policy 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-26
During the last decade, unemployment in Greece climbed up to 28%, almost quadrupling due to the economic crisis that hit Greece. In the present paper, we examine the determinants of the unemployment dynamics and the impact of the minimum wage on the probability of making a transition into and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013198902
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Subsidizing domestic services as a tool to fight unemployment: effectiveness and hidden costs
Leduc, Elisabeth; Tojerow, Ilan - 2020
European countries have increasingly adopted wage subsidies for the sector of domestic services to reduce low-skilled unemployment. Yet, empirical evidence on their effectiveness is scarce. In this paper, we use Belgian administrative data to estimate how participation in the subsidized domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257579
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The effect of wage subsidies on job retention : evidence from South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
Köhler, Timothy; Hill, Robert; Bhorat, Haroon - 2022
Wage subsidies have served as a primary labour market policy used around the world to mitigate job losses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In South Africa, where unemployment is among the highest globally, the Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme supported millions of workers in a...
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