Goerke, Laszlo - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 219 (1999) 3+4, pp. 308-325
In order to alleviate unemployment it is often recommended to reduce social security contributions (SSC) and to … compensate for the ensuing loss in revenues by a rise in the value-added tax (VAT). Assuming unemployment to be caused by … neutralized, for example, by imposing a constant wedge, the employment impact will depend on the nature of the unemployment …