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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009711222
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How did immigrants fare in the Irish labour market over the Great Recession?
Kelly, Elish; McGuinness, Séamus; O'Connell, Philip J.; … - 2016
This paper identifies the labour market impact of the Great Recession on immigrants compared to natives and how this relationship has evolved since the downturn. We find that the employment penalty suffered by immigrant workers, relative to native workers, increased significantly over the Irish...
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Migration in Ireland : challenges, opportunities and policies
González Pandiella, Alberto - 2016
The Irish labour market is exceptionally open to international migration flows, thus making labour supply highly responsive to changes in cyclical conditions. Immigration provides the skills that the Irish economy needs. The crisis triggered a sharp reversal in migration flows, with immigration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011577721
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464864
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Vers une croissance plus inclusive en Tunisie
De la Maisonneuve, Christine; Larbi, Hédi; Dridi, Raja - 2018
Le niveau de vie moyen des Tunisiens a augmenté de façon continue depuis plusieurs décennies tandis que la pauvreté et les inégalités ont largement diminué grâce à la mise en oeuvre de nombreux programmes sociaux. L’accès aux infrastructures de base telles que l’eau potable ou...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914230
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The "family 500+" child allowance and female labour supply in Poland
Magda, Iga; Kiełczewska, Aneta; Brandt, Nicola - 2018
In 2016 the Polish government introduced a large new child benefit, called “Family 500+”, with the aim to increase fertility from a low level and reduce child poverty. The benefit is universal for the second and every further child and means-tested for the first child. Increasing out-of-work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914242
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The short-term effects of structural reforms : an empirical analysis
Bouis, Romain; Causa, Orsetta; Demmou, Lilas; Duval, Romain - 2012
effects vary with prevailing economic conditions and institutions. Impulse responses of aggregate outcomes (GDP growth … that some labour market reforms (e.g. of unemployment benefit systems and job protection) pay off more quickly in good …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009690161
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China's march to prosperity : reforms to avoid the middle-income trap
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Hill, Sam - 2013
China is well-placed to avoid the so-called “middle-income trap” and to continue to converge towards the more advanced economies, even though growth is likely to slow from near double-digit rates in the first decade of this millennium to around 7% at the 2020 horizon. However, in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231008
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Transitions in and out of unemployment among young people in the Irish recession
Kelly, Elish; McGuinness, Séamus; O'Connell, Philip J.; … - 2013
Young people have been hit hard by unemployment during the Irish recession. While much research has been undertaken to … unemployment and the associated challenges. This paper attempts to fill this gap by comparing the profile of transitions to work … transition of the youth from unemployment to employment fell dramatically. The fall is not due to changes in the composition or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231060
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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...
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