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Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose To examine the direct and indirect costs associated with declining distance visual acuity (VA). Methods A longitudinal approach was applied to a large, nationally representative sample with extensive data, including VA measured at two time points.
Joonas Taipale +5 more
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Employment Turnover and Unemployment Insurance [PDF]
Two features distinguish European and US labor markets. First, most European countries have substantially more generous unemployment insurance. Second, the duration of unemployment and employment spells are substantially higher in Europe - employment ...
Hassler, John, Rodríguez Mora, José V.
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Local government procurement costs and Community Wealth Building Initiatives in England
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract We examine whether procuring locally leads to higher costs. Our study is motivated by the Community Wealth Building Initiatives adopted by Preston City Council in England in which social value to the local economy is considered in the procurement process.
Rubab Ahmed +4 more
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Costs and Benefits of Expanded Unemployment Insurance Benefits
, 2023 Hamdi N, Kalda A, Sovich D.
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How Changes in Benefits Entitlement Affect the Duration of Unemployment [PDF]
This paper investigates the disincentive effects of the potential duration of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.The disincentive effects are identified by exploiting changes in the UI system in Slovenia, which involved substantial reductions in the ...
Ours, J.C. van, Vodopivec, M.
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between volunteering and unmet healthcare needs (UHN) during the COVID‐19 pandemic in EU countries, focusing on different age groups. Previous studies have shown that younger people are more likely to report UHN than older people in the EU.
Nunzia Nappo +2 more
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract In conventional firms (CFs), workers are unlikely to accept pay and hour reductions in order to secure their jobs, in particular because of information asymmetry. A specific type of firm is not subject to this information asymmetry problem because workers make decisions and share profits: worker cooperatives.
Nathalie Magne, Virginie Pérotin
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Do unemployment benefits increase unemployment? New evidence on an old question [PDF]
We examine the relationship between unemployment benefits and unemployment using Swedish regional data. To estimate the effect of an increase in unemployment insurance (UI) on unemployment we exploit the ceiling on UI benefits.
Fredriksson, Peter, Söderström, Martin
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Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The need to integrate localised settings of coastal communities within its wider marine and landscapes calls to provide contextualised assessments. Drawing upon the ambition of the Philippines to identify opportunities for enhancing coastal livelihoods, the potential of seaweed farming accruing to high productivity in many of its regions is ...
Richard V. Dumilag, Edo Andriesse
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