Can active labor market policy be counter-productive?
"We study active labor market policies (ALMP) in a matching model. ALMPs are modelled as a subsidy to job search. Workers differ in their productivity, and search takes place along an extensive margin. An additional job seeker affects the quality of unemployed workers. As a result, the Hosios c...
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
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Bonn
2014
IZA |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19116251124919344339-Can-active-labor-market-policy.htm |
Summary: | "We study active labor market policies (ALMP) in a matching model. ALMPs are modelled as a subsidy to job search. Workers differ in their productivity, and search takes place along an extensive margin. An additional job seeker affects the quality of unemployed workers. As a result, the Hosios conditions are no longer valid. To replicate the optimum the worker share in bargaining must exceed the Hosios level, and one must impose a tax on job search activity. The coalition in favor of ALMP is also studied." |
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Physical Description: | 21 p. Digital |