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A decade of labour market reforms in the EU : insights from the LABREF database

Turrini, Alessandro; Koltay, Gabor; Pierini, Fabiana; … - 2014

This paper analyses the determinants and impact of labour market reforms in the European Union over the period of 2000-2011. The source of information on reforms is the LABREF database developed in DG ECFIN of the European Commission in cooperation with the Economic Policy Committee of the...

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A decade of labour market reforms in the EU : insights from the LABREF database

Turrini, Alessandro; Koltay, Gabor; Pierini, Fabiana; … - In: IZA journal of labor policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-33

This paper analyses the main features and determinants of labour market reforms in the EU over the period of 2000 - 2011 using the European Commission LABREF database. The data suggests that the timing, focus, and geographical distribution of reforms reflect the interplay between economic shocks...

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European performances regarding flexicurity : the case of the new member states

Chilian, Mihaela-Nona; Albu, Lucian-Liviu; Iordan, Marioara - 2010

aims, the flexicurity concept is increasingly considered and employed as a key strategic framework. Flexicurity itself may … employment, and between job and retirement. We propose a possible assessment of the perormances of the flexicurity policies by … using certain composite indicators that allow for a multidimensional appraisal of flexicurity in the EU countries, providing …

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Recent Reforms of the Tax and Benefit Systems in the Framework of Flexicurity

Carone, Giuseppe - 2010

of a comprehensive strategy of labour market reforms (flexicurity) that shift the focus from protection on the job to …

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Flexicurity - An Answer to Current Economic Crisis

Ciuca, Vasilica - 2009

Flexicurity is an integrated concept, resulted from the combination of two fundamental elements flexibility and … Employment Strategy and Lisabon Strategy. The implementation of flexicurity can onlz be specific, taking account of national and … this paper is to outline the flexicurity model for Romania, having in view the specific labour market conditions, the …

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The long-term effects of labor market entry in a recession : evidence from the Asian financial crisis

Choi, Eleanor Jawon; Choi, Jaewoo; Son, Hyelim - 2019

This paper investigates the long-term effects of initial labor market conditions by comparing cohorts who graduated from college before, during, and after the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. We measure the overall welfare impact by examining not only labor market activities but also family...

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The long-term effects of labor market entry in a recession : evidence from the Asian financial crisis

Choi, Eleanor Jawon; Choi, Jaewoo; Son, Hyelim - 2020

This study investigates the long-term effects of initial labor market conditions by comparing cohorts who graduated from college before, during, and after the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis in South Korea. We measure the overall welfare effect by examining their labor market activities, family...

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The Wage Curve after the Great Recession

Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex; Spurling, Jackson - 2022

Most economists maintain that the labor market in the United States (and elsewhere) is tight because unemployment rates are low and the Beveridge Curve (the vacancies-to-unemployment ratio) is high. They infer from this that there is potential for wage-push inflation. However, real wages are...

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The Beveridge Curve in the OECD. Before and after the Great Recession

Destefanis, Sergio - 2017

This paper analyses the Beveridge Curve across nine OECD countries from 1985 to 2012. Besides allowing for some customary labour-market institutions, we assess the role of various kinds of structural factors (technological progress, globalisation, oil prices) and of the current recession on the...

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Dynamic Responses to Labor Demand Shocks : Evidence from the Financial Industry in Delaware

Weinstein, Russell - 2017

This paper analyzes an important shock to local labor demand in the financial services sector: firm relocation to Delaware following a Supreme Court ruling and state legislation in the 1908s. Using synthetic controls and bordering states, I find significant effects on employment growth, the...

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