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conventional measure of the unemployment rate (that is, the number of individuals who are not working at all and actively searching … working part time who want a full-time job) and the extent of hidden unemployment (that is, people who are not actively ….S. labor market slack and show that underemployment and hidden unemployment currently account for the bulk of the U …
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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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unemployment on the level of regional labor markets. Using variation in the regional exposure to the new wage floor, we employ a … difference-in-differences approach that compares the evolution of employment and unemployment between regions with varying … reduction is not accompanied by a proportional increase in unemployment. …
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Most economists maintain that the labor market in the United States (and elsewhere) is 'tight' because unemployment … rates are low and the Beveridge Curve (the vacancies-to-unemployment ratio) is high. They infer from this that there is … stagnant for some time. We show that unemployment is not key to understanding wage formation in the USA and hasn't been since …
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We evaluate three policy reforms targeted at older unemployed people: (i) an hourly wage subsidy, (ii) an in-work credit, and (iii) a subsidy of social security contributions on low wages. The work incentive, labour supply and welfare effects of these hypothetical reforms are analysed on the...
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The mild response of the German labor market to the worst global recession in post-war history appears as an economic miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to be a strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important factors that have contributed to this development...
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Germany's recovery from an unemployment disease and its resilience to the Great Recession is remarkable. Its success …
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increase during 2012, though unemployment was stable. The paper also investigates the microeconomic determinants of …
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This paper considers the issue of unemployment one of the most pressing issues facing the UK and other governments, as … unemployment among the young and other disadvantaged groups, is typical of past experience. The paper reviews past literature on … the causes of unemployment, arguing that the origin of the present difficulties lies with a collapse in demand rather than …
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We evaluate three policy reforms targeted at older unemployed people: (i) an hourly wage subsidy, (ii) an in-work credit, and (iii) a subsidy of social security contributions on low wages. The work incentive, labour supply and welfare effects of these hypothetical reforms are analysed on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274092