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Economic fluctuations and retirement of older employees

Hallberg, Daniel - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2008

This paper studies the way in which labor market fluctuations affect the transition to early retirement among older employees in Sweden via the practice of negotiated pensions. The results indicate that downturns (upturns) in aggregated industry employment increases (decreases) the probability...

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Factors associated with occupational disability classification

Angelov, Nikoay; Eliason, Marcus - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2014

Sweden has a long tradition of labour market policies explicitly targeting job seekers with disabilities, ranging from in-work aids to subsidized employments, aiming at strengthening their position at the labour market. To ascertain that these programs are limited to the needy they are...

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Does tax evasion affect unemployment and educational choice?

Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Larsen, Birthe - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2004

To examine the macro economic effects of government tax and punishment policies, this paper develops a three-sector general quilibrium model featuring matching frictions, heterogenous abilities and an informal sector with tax evasion. The choice of education is determined endogenously. Job...

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Social interactions and unemployment

Hedström, Peter; Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Åberg, Yvonne - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2003

This paper is concerned with social interactions and their importance for unemployment. A theoretical model is … specified in which the psychological costs of unemployment depend upon the unemployment level. The analysis reveals social … multiplier effects, and shows that multiple unemployment equilibria may emerge. Data on all 20- to 24-year-olds living in …

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