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Optimal short-time work : screening for jobs at risk
Teichgräber, Julian; Žužek, Simon; Hensel, Jannik - 2022
Short-time work - a wage subsidy conditional on hour reductions - has become an important tool of labor market policy in many European countries. As the scope of these policies expanded, concerns about side effects due to adverse selection increased. We develop a model of job retention policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012815443
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The intricacy of adapting to climate change : flood protection as a local public goods game
Bondarev, Anton; Hintermann, Beat; Krysiak, Frank C.; … - 2017
We study adaptation to climate change in a federalist setting. To protect themselves against an increase in flood risk, regional governments choose among adaptation measures that vary with respect to their costs, the level of protection they offer, and the presence and nature of spillovers to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011616351
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Asymmetric information, strategic transfers, and the design of long-term care policies
Canta, Chiara; Cremer, Helmuth - 2020
We study the design of social long-term care (LTC) insurance when informal care is exchange-based. Parents do not observe their children's cost of providing care, which is continuously distributed over some interval. They choose a rule specifying transfers that are conditional on the level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012310554
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Consumer credit reporting data
Gibbs, Christa; Guttman-Kenney, Benedict; Lee, Donghoon; … - 2024
Since the 2000s, economists across fields have increasingly used consumer credit reporting data for research. We introduce readers to the economics of and the institutional details of these data. Using examples from the literature, we provide practical guidance on how to use these data to...
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Worth your weight : experimental evidence on the benefits of obesity in low-income countries
Macchi, Elisa - 2022
I study the economic value of obesity - a seemingly inconsequential but unhealthy status symbol in poor countries. Randomizing decision-makers in Kampala, Uganda to view weight-manipulated portraits, I make four findings. First, obesity is perceived as a reliable signal of wealth rather than...
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Corporate Taxation and Financial Strategies Under Asymmetric Information
Cohen, Francesco; Fedele, Alessandro; Panteghini, Paolo - 2014
In this article we study the corporate tax effects on credit market equilibria. In particular, we develop a model that … accounts for five pieces of evidence: i) the existence of a tax incentive to borrow, ii) the negative relationship between … provide a welfare analysis and discuss corporate tax policy implications. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352406
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Asymmetric Information, Strategic Transfers, and the Design of Long-Term Care Policies
Canta, Chiara; Cremer, Helmuth - 2020
We study the design of social long-term care (LTC) insurance when informal care is exchange-based. Parents do not observe their children's cost of providing care, which is continuously distributed over some interval. They choose a rule specifying transfers that are conditional on the level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012425583
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Optimal short-time work: Screening for jobs at risk
Teichgräber, Julian; Žužek, Simon; Hensel, Jannik - 2022
Short-time work - a wage subsidy conditional on hour reductions - has become an important tool of labor market policy in many European countries. As the scope of these policies expanded, concerns about side effects due to adverse selection increased. We develop a model of job retention policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013164119
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Corporate Taxation and Financial Strategies Under Asymmetric Information
Cohen, Francesco; Fedele, Alessandro; Panteghini, Paolo - CESifo - 2014
In this article we study the corporate tax effects on credit market equilibria. In particular, we develop a model that … accounts for five pieces of evidence: i) the existence of a tax incentive to borrow, ii) the negative relationship between … provide a welfare analysis and discuss corporate tax policy implications. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764291
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Entreprenörskap och egenfinansiering — om den privata förmögenhetsbildningens teoretiska och praktiska betydelse för entreprenörskapets omfattning
Johnsson, Richard - Ratioinstitutet - 2004
Egenfinansieringen har stor betydelse för om människor ska ta steget till att bli entreprenörer. Det har fastslagits i en rad empiriska studier och ett välkänt forskningsresultat. Det är emellertid inte lika klart hur den teoretiska förklaringen till detta empiriska samband ser ut. De...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005190447