Effects of pro-growth policies on the economic stability of firms, workers and households
"Economic policies shape how much people earn but also how stable their income and jobs are. The level of earnings and the degree of economic stability both matter for well-being. Micro-level data indicate that, across OECD countries, economic instability is much greater at the level of individ...
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2015
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| author | Coumède, Boris Garda, Paula Hoeller, Peter Ziemann, Volker |
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| description | "Economic policies shape how much people earn but also how stable their income and jobs are. The level of earnings and the degree of economic stability both matter for well-being. Micro-level data indicate that, across OECD countries, economic instability is much greater at the level of individuals than at the aggregate level. The present study investigates the effects on micro-level stability of policies that boost growth. Movement from less to more productive processes and firms is at the heart of economic growth, which suggests possible trade-offs between growth and micro-level stability. The analysis indeed finds policy changes that boost growth but increase micro-level instability: reducing the progressivity or size of social transfers (including unemployment benefits) as well as moving from very to moderately tight restrictions on the competition for goods and services and on the dismissal of regular workers. However, the analysis also uncovers that moving to highly competitive policies generally reduces micro-level instability." |
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| geographic | OECD countries |
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| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| is_hierarchy_title | Effects of pro-growth policies on the economic stability of firms, workers and households |
| language | English |
| physical | 31 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2015 |
| publisher | Paris OECD |
| spellingShingle | Coumède, Boris Garda, Paula Hoeller, Peter Ziemann, Volker economic growth stability well being Effects of pro-growth policies on the economic stability of firms, workers and households |
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| title | Effects of pro-growth policies on the economic stability of firms, workers and households |
| topic | economic growth stability well being |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19113494124919316769-effects-of-pro-growth-policies.htm |