Employment to output elasticities and reforms towards flexicurity: evidence from OECD countries

"How do labour market policies influence employment's responsiveness to output fluctuations (employment-output elasticity)? We revisit this question on a panel of OECD countries, which also incorporates the period of the Great Recession. We distinguish between passive and active labour mar...

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Main Authors: Görg, Holger, Hornok, Cecilia, Montagna, Catia, Onwordi, George E.
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2018
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19306999124911241719-employment-to-output-elasticit.htm
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Summary:"How do labour market policies influence employment's responsiveness to output fluctuations (employment-output elasticity)? We revisit this question on a panel of OECD countries, which also incorporates the period of the Great Recession. We distinguish between passive and active labour market policies and allow for their interactions, i.e. the policy mix, to play a role. We find that the effects of any single policy change are shaped by the broader existing policy-mix within which it takes place. Finally, we evaluate the effect of a move to 'flexicurity' on the employment-output elasticity in each country."
Physical Description:36 p.
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