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EWE is a consequence of one of the most important labor institutions: the unemployment benefit (UB). We develop a model …
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able to self-insure against unemployment risks by accumulating precautionary wealth. Wages and working hours are the … outcomes of Nash bargaining between workers and firms. I focus on an unemployment insurance (UI) system with constant benefits … of indefinite duration financed through a constant labor income tax. Low-wealth individuals work unusually long hours to …
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t may appear to be paradoxical to celebrate work as a human right in an economic system in which for many work is associated with activities that are rather repetitive or stressful, sometimes meaningless, and seldom freely chosen. After presenting the content and historical origins of the human...
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die Aufgabe einer Arbeitslosenversicherung die soziale Absicherung im Falle einer möglichen, temporären Arbeitslosigkeit …Abstract German (English abstract is added below) Arbeitslosigkeit gilt als eines der schwerwiegendsten … Arbeitslosigkeit, für die anhaltende Beschäftigungskrise vor? Und in welchem Umfang hat das deutsche Sozial- und Wohlfahrtssystem zu …
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hazard models and assess what variables are important in determining unemployment duration. Our findings suggest that even … reduce unemployment duration but they are not relevant in Finland, suggesting that these aspects are not so important in …We examine how unemployment schemes and liquidity constraints affect re-employment probabilities and unemployment …
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The central purpose of this paper is to introduce a new political economy approach which explains the characteristics of Social Security Systems. This approach is based on the Single-Mindedness Theory (SMT), which assumes that the more single-minded groups are able to exert a greater power of...
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The central purpose of this paper is to introduce a new political economy approach which explains the characteristics of Social Security Systems. This approach is based on the Single-Mindedness Theory (SMT), which assumes that the more single-minded groups are able to exert a greater power of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015215382
The central purpose of this paper is to introduce a new political economy explanation to modern Social Security Systems. This approach is based on the Single-Mindedness Theory (SMT), which assumes that the more single-minded groups are able to exert a greater power of influence on Governments...
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In this paper I will introduce a new political economy model, where there exists a competition amongst two political candidates, which aim to set a policy which enables them to win elections, max- imising the probability of winning. I will show that, if taxes neces- sary to repay the debt are...
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In this paper I will analyse the redistribution of income amongst n generations using the Single-mindedness Theory. I will introduce a new expression for the balanced-budget constraint, no longer based on lump- sum transfers as in the traditional literature, but rather on more realistic labour...
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