Payroll taxes represent a major distortionary influence of governments on labor markets. Thispaper examines the role of payroll taxation and the social safety net for cyclical fluctuations ina nonmonetary economy with labor market frictions and unemployment insurance, when thelatter is only...

This paper studies the effects on registered employment, earnings, and number of registered establishments of two employment subsidy schemes in Turkey. We implement a difference-in-differences methodology to construct appropriate counterfactuals for the covered provinces...

The Swedish labour market and social policy is aimed at facilitating flexibility in the labourmarket. The active labour market policy and the design of the social security pension systemare two frequently mentioned examples of that policy...

Die Beschäftigungswirkungen von Steuersenkungen und Änderungen der Steuerprogressionwerden in Modellen mit Lohnverhandlungen und Effizienzlöhnen untersucht.Es zeigt sich, daß die betrachteten Standardmodelle die positiven Effekteeiner steileren Steuerprogression überzeichnen;...

Beschäftigungsentwicklung und -strukturArbeitslose und erwerbsfähigeHilfebedürftige: Aufteilung in zweiRegimesBewegung in und aus ArbeitslosigkeitArbeitslosigkeit nach Gruppen:Ausländer, Jüngere, Ältere..

This paper investigates the relation between social capital and crime. The analysis contributes to explaining why crime is so heterogeneous across space. By employing current and historical data for Dutch municipalities and by providing novel indicators to measure social capital, we find a link...

Conducted by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, the labour force survey is the main source of information regarding the labour force in Israel.

Many countries around the world are experiencing a significant shift in demographic patterns towards an older population. The age composition of the labor force has also changed dramatically, often accompanied by sharp reductions in the labor force participation rates of older workers. These...

Unlike other disability systems in developed economies, the Spanish system allows partiallydisabled individuals to work while receiving disability benefits. The puzzle is, however, thatemployment rates in this group of individuals are very low. The aim of this paper is tounderstand the...