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Kato, Kengo; Sasaki, Yuya; Ura, Takuya - In: Quantitative Economics 12 (2021) 1, pp. 109-142

Kotlarski's identity has been widely used in applied economic research based on repeated-measurement or panel models with latent variables. However, how to conduct inference for these models has been an open question for two decades. This paper addresses this open problem by constructing a novel...

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The effect of emotion regulation on risk-taking and decision-related activity in prefrontal cortex

Morawetz, Carmen; Mohr, Peter N. C.; Heekeren, Hauke R.; … - In: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 14 (2019) 10, pp. 1109-1118

Emotion regulation impacts the expected emotional responses to the outcomes of risky decisions via activation of …, emotion regulation was followed by less risky decisions, which was further reflected in an increase in activation in brain …

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Active labor market programs: Employment gain or fiscal drain?

Brown, Alessio J. G.; Koettl, Johannes - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-36

This paper provides a new perspective by classifying active labor market programs (ALMPs) depending on their objectives, relevance and cost-effectiveness during normal times, a crisis and recovery. We distinguish ALMPs providing incentives for retaining employment, incentives for creating...

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Activation and active labour market policies in OECD countries: Stylised facts and evidence on their effectiveness

Martin, John P. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-29

Activation policies aimed at getting working-age people off benefits and into work have become a buzzword in labour … on active labour market policies (ALMPs), a key component in any activation strategy. It then reviews the macroeconomic … recent OECD country reviews of activation policies. It concludes with a discussion of crucial unanswered questions about …

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How to fight long-term unemployment: Lessons from Germany

Spermann, Alexander - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-15

reducing long-term unemployment and long-term basic income receipt. An important element is an activation strategy for the long …

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Active labor market policies and crime

Tranaes, Torben - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Active labor market programs continue to receive high priority in wealthy countries despite the fact that the benefits appear small relative to the costs. This apparent discrepancy suggests that the programs may have a broader purpose than simply increasing employment—for instance, preventing...

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Active social insurance

Røed, Knut - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-22

The paper argues that a comprehensive activation strategy is called for - in both unemployment and disability insurance … Scandinavian countries, indicates that 'mild' activation requirements effectively counteract moral hazard problems in social …

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Did the 2007 welfare reforms for low income parents in Australia increase welfare exits?

Fok, Yin King; McVicar, Duncan - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-21

This paper examines the impacts of recent Australian welfare to work reforms for low-income parents of school-aged children who had been in receipt of Parenting Payment - the main welfare payment for this group - for at least one year. Specifically, the reforms introduced a requirement to engage...

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Współczesna polityka społeczna wobec niepełnosprawności i osób niepełnosprawnych

Klimczuk, Andrzej - In: Pogranicze. Studia Społeczne Tom XXII (2013), pp. 185-200

opportunities. A critical analysis of the literature includes: description of the concept of activation policy as well as principles …

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Of carrots and sticks: the effect of workfare announcements on the job search behaviour and reservation wage of welfare recipients

Hohmeyer, Katrin; Wolff, Joachim - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 52 (2018) 11, pp. 1-23

The German workfare scheme "One-Euro-Jobs", which provides additional jobs of public interest for welfare recipients, has a number of different goals. On the one hand, One-Euro-Jobs are intended to increase the participants' employment prospects in the medium term. On the other hand, they can be...

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