The Rise (and Fall) of Labour Market Programmes: Domestic vs. Global Factors
We provide a simple model to illustrate that tax and redistributive considerations as well as increasing globalization may lead workers unexposed to the threat of unemployment to prefer government spending on active labour market programmes to passive spending, e.g., on unemployment benefits. In the...
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| author | Gaston, Noel Rajaguru, G. |
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| description | We provide a simple model to illustrate that tax and redistributive considerations as well as increasing globalization may lead workers unexposed to the threat of unemployment to prefer government spending on active labour market programmes to passive spending, e.g., on unemployment benefits. In the empirical work, panel data for OECD countries are used to examine the relationship between active and passive labour market spending and various controls relevant for analysing the political economy of labour market policies. Overall, we find that domestic concerns, such as government indebtedness, are far more important determinants of labour market expenditures than global influences. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-166912017-09-13T15:43:06Z The Rise (and Fall) of Labour Market Programmes: Domestic vs. Global Factors Gaston, Noel Rajaguru, G. labour market programmes panel data for OECD countries labour market spending We provide a simple model to illustrate that tax and redistributive considerations as well as increasing globalization may lead workers unexposed to the threat of unemployment to prefer government spending on active labour market programmes to passive spending, e.g., on unemployment benefits. In the empirical work, panel data for OECD countries are used to examine the relationship between active and passive labour market spending and various controls relevant for analysing the political economy of labour market policies. Overall, we find that domestic concerns, such as government indebtedness, are far more important determinants of labour market expenditures than global influences. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16691 10.1093/oep/gpn002 Oxford University Press restricted |
| spellingShingle | labour market programmes panel data for OECD countries labour market spending Gaston, Noel Rajaguru, G. The Rise (and Fall) of Labour Market Programmes: Domestic vs. Global Factors |
| title | The Rise (and Fall) of Labour Market Programmes: Domestic vs. Global Factors |
| title_full | The Rise (and Fall) of Labour Market Programmes: Domestic vs. Global Factors |
| title_fullStr | The Rise (and Fall) of Labour Market Programmes: Domestic vs. Global Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Rise (and Fall) of Labour Market Programmes: Domestic vs. Global Factors |
| title_short | The Rise (and Fall) of Labour Market Programmes: Domestic vs. Global Factors |
| title_sort | rise (and fall) of labour market programmes: domestic vs. global factors |
| topic | labour market programmes panel data for OECD countries labour market spending |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16691 |