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Redistribution within the tax-benefit system in Austria
Christl, Michael; Köppl-Turyna, Monika; Lorenz, Hanno; … - 2020
The aim of this study is to analyze redistribution within the Austrian tax-benefit system. In this work we take a comprehensive view and include not only direct taxation and cash benefits, but also indirect taxes and in-kind transfers. We look at two kinds of redistribution: between the...
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Can helping the sick hurt the able? : incentives, information and disruption in a disability-related welfare reform
Bagaria, Nitika; Petrongolo, Barbara; Van Reenen, John - 2015
Disability rolls have escalated in developed nations over the last 40 years. The UK, however, stands out because the numbers on these benefits stopped rising when a welfare reform was introduced that integrated disability benefits with unemployment insurance (UI). This policy reform improved job...
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How far from full employment? : the European unemployment problem revisited
Gökten, Meryem; Heimberger, Philipp; Lichtenberger, Andreas - 2024
This paper analyses deviations from full employment in EU countries, compared with the US and the UK. We apply the … Beveridge (full-employment-consistent) rate of unemployment (BECRU), derived from the unemployment-vacancies relationship. The … 1970-2022, we find full employment episodes in selected EU countries (Germany, Sweden, Austria, Finland) during the 1970s …
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The relative importance of symmetric and asymmetric shocks : the case of United Kingdom and euro area
Peersman, Gert - 2007
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Living standards of working-age disability benefits recipients in the UK
Cribb, Jonathan; Karjalainen, Heidi; Waters, Tom - 2022
. Fourth, simple event studies examining employment in the years around the reduction of disability benefits (following a …
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Prioritization, risk selection, and illness severity in a mixed health care system
Olivella, Pau; Vera-Hernández, Marcos - 2022
We study the link between illness severity and the use of public health care services by the privately insured under a public health system. Our theoretical model shows that this relationship will depend on the prioritization established by the public health authorities, the cost of waiting and...
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The distribution of doctor quality : evidence from cardiologists in England
Stoye, George - 2022
There is widespread and unexplained variation in the outcomes of similar patients across place and providers in all developed health systems. This paper provides new evidence on the role senior doctors play in determining patient outcomes. I exploit within-hospital quasi-random assignment of...
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Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970 and labour market flexibility : an exploratory assessment of contract labour use in India's formal manufacturing
Das, Deb Kusum; Choudhury, Homagni; Singh, Jaivir - 2015
employment in India. While empirical evidence seems to indicate the presence of large number of 'contract' workers in the Indian … rigidities inhibiting employment expansion; but note needs to be taken of a ruling by the Supreme Court in 2001 which interpreted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010530684
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Socio-economic dimensions of the DSP : a multi-national comparison of their role in environmental concern
Beckmann, Suzanne C.; Kilbourne, William E.; Thelen, Eva M. - 1998
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Why do firms recruit internationally? : Result from the IZA International Employer Survey 2000
Winkelmann, Rainer (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
The paper studies the demand for foreign university graduates at the firm level. Using a unique dataset on recruitment policies of firms in four European countries, the determinants of demand for internationally mobile highly skilled employees are established. I investigate the number, origin,...
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