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Active labor market programs : employment gain or fiscal drain?
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Koettl, Johannes - 2012
This paper provides a new perspective by classifying active labor market programs (ALMPs) depending on their main objectives and their relevance and cost-effectiveness during normal times, during a crisis, and during recovery. We distinguish ALMPs that provide: (i) incentives for retaining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629027
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Studying the NAIRU and its implications
Bozani, Vasiliki; Drydakis, Nick - 2011
, phenomena, and history. Given the key role that the Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment (NAIRU) has in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516873
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Experimental labor markets and policy considerations : incomplete contracts and macroeconomic aspects
Casoria, Fortuna; Riedl, Arno - 2012
This survey focuses on experimental labor markets investigating two aspects that deem us important for a better understanding of labor market relations and the consequences for labor market policies. The first part of the survey is dedicated to papers that assess the prevalence of reciprocal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009683305
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Culture and institutions
Alesina, Alberto; Giuliano, Paola - 2015
institutions. We review work with a theoretical, empirical, and historical bent to assess the presence of a two-way causal effect … between culture and institutions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308450
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Trust, growth and well-being : new evidence and policy implications
Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre - 2013
This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions and growth. It discusses the various measures of trust … market and the product market. The last part reviews recent progress to identify how institutions and policies can affect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009763283
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How do labor markets affect crime? : new evidence on an old puzzle
Mustard, David B. - 2010
property crime. -- Crime ; labor markets ; unemployment ; wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003948924
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Arbeitslosigkeit - ein Dauerproblem : Dimensionen, Ursachen, Strategien : ein problemorientierter Lehrtext
Friedrich, Horst; Wiedemeyer, Michael - 1998 - 3., aktualisierte und völlig überarbeitete Auflage, Redaktionsschluß: 31.12.1997
Rezension: Dieser hervorragende Titel (1. Auflage vgl. BA 4/93) ist tatsächlich völlig überarbeitet und bei gleichem Preis um gut 150 Seiten erweitert worden. Die beiden Kölner Volkswirte nehmen eine detaillierte Bestandsaufnahme der Arbeitslosigkeit vor und beleuchten das Problem von allen...
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