Earned income tax credits, unemployment benefits and wages: Empirical evidence from Sweden [PDF]
, 2014 Although there is a large literature on employment effects of earned income tax credits (EITCs) and unemployment benefits, less is known about wage effects. In our model, the impact is via the net (after-tax) replacement rate.
Bennmarker, Helge +2 more
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Job Protection and Wage Replacement: Key Factors in Take Up of Paid Family and Medical Leave Among Lower-Wage Workers [PDF]
, 2019 In this brief, author Kristin Smith discusses two key factors—job protection and sufficient wage replacement—that influence take up of paid family and medical leave among lower-wage workers.
Smith, Kristin
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"Better Safe than Sorry" - Individual Risk-free Pension Schemes in the European Union - Macroeconomic Benefits, the Mobile Working Citizen's Perspective and Why Nots [PDF]
, 2011 Variations between the diverse pension systems in the member states of the European Union hamper labour market mobility, across country borders but also within the countries of the European Union.
A B�rsch-Supan +22 more
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Earned income tax credits, unemployment benefits and wages: Empirical evidence from Sweden [PDF]
, 2013 Although there is a large literature on employment effects of earned income tax credits (EITCs) and unemployment benefits, less is known about wage effects. In our model the impact is via the net (after-tax) replacement rate. Using a panel of individuals
Bennmarker, Helge +2 more
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Market regulation, labor policies and the wage-productivity gap [PDF]
, 2017 This paper proposes an empirical analysis about the influence of some institutional factors (taxation, active and passive labor market policies, labor and goods market regulation and unions’ participation) on the component of the wage growth not ...
Rollin, Andrea, Tilli, Riccardo
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A politico-economic analysis of minimum wages and wage subsidies [PDF]
, 2006 In this paper we construct a political economy model in which minimum wages are determined according to the wishes of the median voter. Using the minimum wage scheme as the status quo, we show that the replacement of minimum wages by wage subsidies ...
Adam, Antonis, Moutos, Thomas
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Unemployment Benefits and the Duration of Unemployment in East Germany [PDF]
, 2003 This paper studies the impact of unemployment benefits on unemployment duration for East Germany using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. It concentrates on exit from unemployment into employment. Estimation results of a discrete-time hazard rate
Wolff, J.
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Demographic Change, Social Security Systems, and Savings [PDF]
, 2006 In theory, improvements in healthy life expectancy should generate increases in the average age of retirement, with little effect on savings rates. In many countries, however, retirement incentives in social security programs prevent retirement ages from
Bloom, David E +3 more
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Early Retirement and Financial Incentives: Differences Between High and Low Wage Earners [PDF]
, 2014 This paper investigates the impact of financial incentives on early retirement behaviour for high and low wage earners. Using a stylized life-cycle model, we derive hypotheses on the behaviour of the two types.
Euwals, Rob, Trevisan, Elisabetta
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Labour Market Flexibility in Estonia: What More Can Be Done? [PDF]
, 2009 In mid-2008, high employment and low unemployment rates characterised the Estonian labour market in comparison with the average of the EU15 countries. While aggregate outcomes improved during 2000 07, large inequalities persisted across regions, ethnic ...
Brixiova, Zuzana
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