Unemployment

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Ökonomische Aspekte der Wahlbeteiligung – Das Beispiel Baden-Württemberg

2016 stehen gleich in fünf Bundesländern Landtagswahlen an. Den Anfang macht am 13. März unter anderem Baden-Württemberg. Neben dem eigentlichen...

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Value-added Tax versus Social Security Contributions

In order to alleviate unemployment it is often recommended to reduce social security contributions (SSC) and to compensate for the ensuing loss in...

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Earnings-Related Unemployment Benefits in a Unionised Economy

We show that a stronger earnings relationship of unemployment compensation reduces wages and increases employment in an economy in which wages are...

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Fiscal Policy, Economic Integration and Unemployment

In this paper fiscal policy is examined for an open economy characterised by unemployment due to efficiency wages. We allow for capital and firm...

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