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US employment inequality in the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic

Steven M. Fazzari, Ella Needler - In: European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: … 18 (2021) 2, pp. 223-239

This article compares inequality in employment across demographic groups in the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic. We develop a measure to capture both how much employment declines during a recession and the persistence of employment losses. Results show a significant shift of job loss...

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Minimum wages, wage dispersion and unemployment in search models. A review

Garloff, Alfred - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 43 (2010) 2, pp. 145-167

theoretical results are mixed. There is no unique connection between unemployment and minimum wages, and the effect can be … generally leads to an increase in unemployment as well. In this case, a social planner faces a trade off between redistribution … of rents and unemployment. …

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Unemployment: natural rate epicycles or hysteresis?

Cross, Rod - In: European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: … 11 (2014) 2, pp. 136-148

This paper argues that the natural rate of unemployment hypothesis, in which equilibrium unemployment is determined by … unemployment is haunted by hysteresis. The curious history of the natural rate hypothesis is considered, curious because the … regarding hysteresis effects on output and unemployment is then reviewed. …

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Unemployment, capital accumulation and labour market institutions in the Great Recession

Stockhammer, Engelbert; Guschanski, Alexander; Köhler, … - In: European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: … 11 (2014) 2, pp. 182-194

This paper restates the post-Keynesian view of unemployment within a NAIRU framework. In the short run, the private … accumulation. Capital investment rather than labour market institutions is the crucial variable that explains changes in … unemployment performance. We provide econometric evidence that the post-Keynesian view holds up well in the recession following the …

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Dependent self-employment: workers between employment and self-employment in the UK

Böheim, René; Mühlberger, Ulrike - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 42 (2009) 2, pp. 182-195

Analysing the British Labour Force Survey, we highlight that dependent self-employed workers constitute a group distinct from both employees and independent self-employed workers in the labour market group. Dependent self-employed workers show characteristics of a more volatile labour market...

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Lohnentwicklung im Lebenszyklus

Orlowski, Robert; Riphahn, Regina T. - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 44 (2011) 1/2, pp. 29-41

This paper summarizes the findings of studies which investigate the determinants of wages in Germany, using data of the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP). The empirical analyses apply least squares estimates as well as the estimators developed by Altonji and Shakotko, Rev. Econ. Stud. 54, 437...

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Beschäftigungs- und Lohnwirkungen von betrieblichen Reorganisationsprozessen

Bellmann, Lutz - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 44 (2011) 1/2, pp. 65-72

Organizational change is characterized by different measures of business policy, work organization and personnel policy, e.g. delayering, teamwork, job-rotation, further training and education, incentive payment and flexible working time. These measures work both, alone and in combination, on...

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Heterogenität der Beschäftigungsdynamik und Segmentierungsphänomene auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt

Boockmann, Bernhard; Steffes, Susanne - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 44 (2011) 1/2, pp. 103-109

, building on economic theory and German labor market institutions. In particular, it identifies dynamic and immobile segments of …

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Individual earnings and household incomes: mutually reinforcing inequalities?

Salverda, Wiemer - In: European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: … 12 (2015) 2, pp. 190-203

Inequality's rise and impacts deservedly receive much attention in scientific and public debates, with most of the attention being paid to the very top of the income or wealth distribution. This contribution complements this with a study of the broader top – the top 10 per cent – where...

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Heterogeneity in the cyclical sensitivity of job-to-job flows

Schaffner, Sandra - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 43 (2011) 4, pp. 263-275

Scarce empirical evidence exists for Germany regarding the cyclical aspects of worker reallocation. Furthermore, it is assumed that the cyclical influence on transition rates is the same for all demographic groups. However, one can expect that each subgroup is differentially influenced by the...

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