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Unemployment vouchers versus low-wage subsidies
Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002
: unemployment vouchers and low-wage subsidies. The unemployment vouchers are targeted exclusively at the unemployed (especially the … workers are (i.e. the more their wages rise with employment duration), the more effective will unemployment vouchers be … wage profiles, the more effective will low-wage subsidies be relative to unemployment vouchers. …
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Unemployment and subsequent employment stability : does labour market policy matter?
Wulfgramm, Melike; Fervers, Lukas - In: Socio-economic review 13 (2015) 4, pp. 791-812
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China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy; Prospects and Challenges
Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
China’s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been among the most dramatic global economic developments of recent decades. This paper provides an overview of some of the key aspects of recent developments in China’s...
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Colombia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
. At end-2004, the unemployment rate amounted to 12 percent, and about one-third of the labor force was considered …
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France; 2005 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report, Staff Supplement, and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
growth. In 2004, growth was faster and more consumption-driven than in other large euro area countries. Employment growth in …
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The Italian Labor Market; Recent Trends, Institutions, and Reform Options
Schindler, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
's employment and productivity outcomes continue to lag behind those of its European peers. This paper reviews Italy's institutional …
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Reforming Labor and Product Markets; Some Lessons From Two Decades of Experiments in Europe
Boeri, Tito - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
flexibility with state-provided unemployment insurance and can be applied only to new entrants in the market without affecting the …
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Turkey at the Crossroads; From Crisis Resolution to EU Accession
McGettigan, Donal; Debrun, Xavier; Griffiths, Mark E. L.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
nation’s 2000-01 economic crisis. Higher growth could reduce unemployment and raise living standards toward European Union …
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Belgium; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
Belgium has effected a remarkable fiscal adjustment, best illustrated by the decline in its public debt. While benefiting from an appreciable decline in interest rates, most of the underlying consolidation reflected a considerable increase in the tax burden, one of the highest in the...
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Effects of Globalizationon Labor's Share in National Income
Guscina, Anastasia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
, openness to trade, and changes in employment protection--using a panel of 18 industrial countries over 1960-2000. Since most …
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