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Comparing the effectiveness of employment subsidies
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2006
This paper provides a theoretical and quantitative analysis of various types of wellknown employment subsidies. Two important questions are addressed: (i) How should employment subsidies be targeted? (ii) How large should the subsidies be? We consider measures involving targeting workers with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277977
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International comparisons and transfer of labour market institutions
Ochel, Wolfgang - 2002
International comparisons of labour market institutions and their transfer across boundaries have gained in importance. The paper deals with the question of the best way to proceed in making such comparisons. At the same time the question of the possibilities and limits to institutional transfer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011539100
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International Comparisons and Transfer of Labour Market Institutions
Ochel, Wolfgang - 2021
International comparisons of labour market institutions and their transfer across boundaries have gained in importance. The paper deals with the question of the best way to proceed in making such comparisons. At the same time the question of the possibilities and limits to institutional transfer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320351
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The macroeconomic dimension of Europe's unemployment problem
Eltis, Walter - In: Beschäftigungspolitik in Europa : Beiträge zu einer …, (pp. 29-35). 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001570397
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Do Labor Market Rigidities have Microeconomic Effects? Evidence from Within the Firm
Lafontaine, Francine - 2013
We exploit a unique outlet-level dataset from a multinational chain with over 2,500 outlets in 43 countries to investigate the effects of labor regulations that protect employment. The dataset contains information on output, materials, and labor costs at a weekly frequency over several years,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012753990
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The economics of employment protection
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2001
Empirical investigation of the labor market consequences of employment protection has mushroomed since Lazear's (1990) pioneering study. Having sketched the theoretical background, we chart the course of the modern empirical literature. We focus mainly on dismissals protection, distinguishing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403997
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The Economics of Employment Protection
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2021
Empirical investigation of the labor market consequences of employment protection has mushroomed since Lazear's (1990) pioneering study. Having sketched the theoretical background, we chart the course of the modern empirical literature. We focus mainly on dismissals protection, distinguishing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320772
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Mindestlohn in Deutschland, Großbritannien und in den USA
Bossler, Mario - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 96 (2016) 6, pp. 422-425
Die Diskusssion über die Auswirkungen des allgemeinen gesetzlichen Mindestlohns in Deutschland ist in vollem Gange …. Erste Evaluationsergebnisse zeigen, dass der Mindestlohn in Deutschland nur einen moderaten Beschäftigungsverlust nach sich … zog, wobei langfristige Auswirkungen zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt schwierig zu schätzen sind. Während in Deutschland gefordert …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011502361
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Comparing the effectiveness of employment subsidies
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2010 - October 2010 (this final and revised version)
This paper provides a theoretical and quantitative analysis of various types of wellknown employment subsidies. Two important questions are addressed: (i) How should employment subsidies be targeted? (ii) How large should the subsidies be? We consider measures involving targeting workers with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011451838
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Employment Subsidies
Brown, Alessio J.G; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2021
This paper analyses theoretically and empirically how employment subsidies should be targeted. We contrast measures involving targeting workers with low incomes/abilities and targeting the unemployed under the criteria of "approximate welfare efficiency" (AWE). Thereby we can identify policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316994