Lucas and anti-Lucas paradoxes
In: Discussion paper series 6013
In: International macroeconomics
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In: Discussion paper series 6013
In: International macroeconomics
In: Discussion paper series 5549
In: International macroeconomics
In: OECD journal: economic studies, Band 2009, Heft 1, S. 1-39
ISSN: 1995-2856
In: OECD journal: economic studies, Heft 1, S. 9-47
World Affairs Online
In: OECD journal: economic studies, Band 2009, Heft 1, S. 9-47
ISSN: 1995-2848, 0255-0822
In: Development Centre studies
Tables of national competitiveness give an easily comparable ranking of the winners and losers of global economic competition, but they do not explain why the poor countries are four times less productive than the rich ones or why some rich countries are twice as productive as others. Using empirical data from over 50 countries, this book shows how even small differences in a number of factors combine to boost or block productivity. Governments need such information to set priorities. Investors need it too, and two new rankings are proposed as alternatives to a simple comparison of industrial productivity. The first, called the investor ranking, is based on infrastructure, human capital and total factor productivity. The second, exporter ranking, is for investors whose prime concern is for a production platform well-integrated into world trade. Combining the new rankings with a more traditional one produces three groups of countries, termed balanced, high potential, and vulnerable. Group membership reserves some surprises: you may be rich, but that does not mean you are not vulnerable.--Publisher's description
In: OECD journal: economic studies, Band 2010, Heft 1, S. 1-44
ISSN: 1995-2856
In: OECD journal: economic studies, Band 2010, Heft 1, S. 1-50
ISSN: 1995-2856
In: OECD journal: economic studies, Heft 1, S. 33-76
ISSN: 1995-2848, 0255-0822
In: OECD journal: economic studies, Band 2015, Heft 1, S. 227-268
ISSN: 1995-2856
In: IZA journal of labor policy, Band 1, Heft 1
ISSN: 2193-9004
Abstract
While there is a fairly broad consensus regarding the potential adverse effects of generous unemployment benefit insurance on steady-state employment, the short-term effects of benefit reforms are not well-established. This paper contributes to fill this gap by estimating impulse responses to benefit reform "shocks" identified for a panel of OECD countries. Findings indicate that although it takes time for unemployment benefit reforms to pay off, such reforms do not appear to entail any negative short-run effects. There is however some suggestive evidence that reducing unemployment benefits could have negative short-run effects in "bad times".
JEL classification
E02, E24, E60, J38, J58, J68
In: IZA journal of labor policy, Band 1, S. 12
ISSN: 2193-9004
In: OECD journal: economic studies, Band 2010, Heft 1, S. 1-34
ISSN: 1995-2856
In: OECD journal: economic studies, Heft 1, S. 235-268
World Affairs Online
In: OECD journal: economic studies, Heft 1, S. 235-268
ISSN: 1995-2848, 0255-0822