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Do policies that reduce unemployment raise its volatility? : evidence from OECD countries
De Serres, Alain; Murtin, Fabrice - 2013
In this paper we examine whether past labour market reforms aiming at reducing the rate of unemployment have raised its … Monte-Carlo techniques, we do not find any evidence of such policy trade-off. In contrast, we find that reduced unemployment … associated with a weaker persistence of unemployment over time, which implies a lower volatility of unemployment in the long run …
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The Jobs Challenge in Poland : Policies to Raise Employment
Burns, Andrew - 2004
inactivity traps inherent in the Polish personal transfer system, while improving the efficiency and targeting of social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445638
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Better harnessing talent and knowledge to boost sustainable medium-term growth in Spain
Haugh, David; Westmore, Ben - 2014
Structural transformation towards a more knowledge-based economy will strengthen Spain’s medium-term growth prospects. To deal with long standing impediments to higher growth the government has a substantial structural reform programme touching on education, the labour market and the business...
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Addressing labour market challenges for sustainable and inclusive growth in Israel
Koelle, Michael - 2023
High employment growth has sustained Israel’s high GDP growth in recent decades, but demographic change and labour market duality put future growth at risk. Policy action is required to stimulate employment and raise labour productivity, especially among population groups with weaker labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014491347
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China's Labour Market in Transition : Job Creation, Migration and Regulation
Herd, Richard - 2010
Over the past decade, the share of jobs not controlled by the state has increased considerably, whilst employment in agriculture has declined, against the backdrop of ongoing urbanisation. Over 200 million people have been drawn into urban areas through official or unofficial migration, despite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444601
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A revised approach to trend employment projections in long-term scenarios
Cavalleri, Maria Chiara; Guillemette, Yvan - 2017
The paper describes revisions to the trend employment component of the production function underpinning long-term economic scenarios. Starting with historical age and sex-specific employment rates, a novel approach is developed to correct for cyclical effects using the country-level employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011700324
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Becoming self-employed from inactivity : an in-depth analysis of satisfaction
Justo, Raquel; Congregado, Emilio; Román García, … - In: Small business economics : an international journal 56 (2021) 1, pp. 145-187
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Another economic miracle? : the German labor market and the great recession
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA journal of labor policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-21
Germany’s labor market responded only mildly to the Great Recession. Important factors for this development include the strong economic position due to recent labor market reforms, the crisis affecting mainly export-oriented companies, the extension of short-time work, time buffers due to...
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Identifying and addressing employment barriers in Belgium, Korea and Norway
Fernández, Rodrigo; Hijzen, Alexander; Pacifico, Daniele; … - 2020
This paper documents joblessness in OECD countries, provides a detailed diagnosis of structural employment barriers in Belgium, Korea and Norway by applying the OECD Faces of Joblessness methodology to the situation just before the COVID-19 crisis and discusses the policy implications. It shows...
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Can hiring subsidies benefit the unemployed? : hiring subsidies can be a very cost-effective way of helping the unemployed, but only when they are carefully targeted
Brown, Alessio J. G. - 2015
Long-term unemployment can lead to skill attrition and have detrimental effects on future employment prospects …, particularly following periods of economic crises when employment growth is slow and cannot accommodate high levels of unemployment … costeffective and efficient means of reducing unemployment, during both periods of economic stability and recovery. …
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