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A structural model for early exit of older men in Belgium
In this article, we propose a structural model of the retirement decision for older workers in Belgium. We model the exit paths available through the various available schemes. Our framework allows exploiting ...
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Subsidies on low-skilled workers’ social security contributions: the case of Belgium
In recent decades, many “Making Work Pay” policies have been implemented in OECD countries. These policies aim at improving the financial incentives for work, while maintaining high levels of social protection...
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“Making work pay” in a rationed labor market
This paper empirically analyzes the labor supply effects of two “making work pay” reforms in Germany. We provide evidence in favor of policies that distinguish between low effort and low productivity by target...
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Does Unobserved Heterogeneity Matter? A Panel-Data Analysis of the Gender Pay Gap
A large number of studies have documented a generalized tendency towards a reduction in the gross gender pay gap in the European countries during the 1970s. The following decades have nevertheless produced a m...
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Measuring Poverty in Europe
Marcella Corsi and Kristian Orsini analyse poverty levels in six European countries: Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. They focus on child poverty, taking into account dif...