IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5731

Severance Pay Programs around the World: History, Rationale, Status, and Reforms

Robert Holzmann, Yann Pouget, Milan Vodopivec, Michael Weber

published in: Robert Holzmann and Milan Vodopivec (eds), Reforming Severance Pay: An International Perspective,Washington, D.C.: The World Bank., 2012

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5473

In-Work Benefits and Unemployment

Mirco Tonin, Ann-Sofie Kolm

published in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2011, 18 (1), 74-92

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5412

Social Support Substitution and the Earnings Rebound: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity in Disability Insurance Reform

Lex Borghans, Anne C. Gielen, Erzo F.P. Luttmer

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2014, 6 (4), 34-70

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5388

Fair and Efficient Taxation under Partial Control: Theory and Evidence

Erwin Ooghe, Andreas Peichl

revised version published as 'Fair and Efficient Taxation under Partial Control' in: Economic Journal, 2015, 125 (589), 2024 - 2051

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5309

Wages or Fringes? Some Evidence on Trade-offs and Sorting

Tor Eriksson, Nicolai Kristensen

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 32 (4), 899-928

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5256

What Do Unions Do to Pension Performance?

William E. Even, David A. Macpherson

revised version published in: Economic Inquiry, 2014, 52 (3), 1173-1189

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5241

Relative Income, Redistribution and Well-being

Felix FitzRoy, Michael A. Nolan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5236

Efficient Redistribution: Comparing Basic Income with Unemployment Benefits

Felix FitzRoy, Jim Jin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5229

Economic Reform, Informal-Formal Sector Linkages and Intervention in the Informal Sector in Developing Countries: A Paradox

Hassan Arvin-Rad, Arnab K. Basu, Maria Willumsen

published in: International Review of Economics and Finance, 2010, 19, 662-670

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5226

Back to the Future: Decomposition Analysis of Distributive Policies Using Behavioural Simulations

Olivier B. Bargain

published in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2012, 19 (5), 708-731

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5220

Distributional Consequences of Labor Demand Adjustments to a Downturn: A Model-Based Approach with Application to Germany 2008-09

Olivier B. Bargain, Herwig Immervoll, Andreas Peichl, Sebastian Siegloch

revised version published as 'Distributional consequences of labor-demand shocks: the 2008–2009 recession in Germany' in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2012, 19 (1), 118-138

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5196

Business Cycle Dependent Unemployment Insurance

Torben M. Andersen, Michael Svarer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5178

Social Spending Generosity and Income Inequality: A Dynamic Panel Approach

Judith Niehues

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4958

Estimating Incentive and Welfare Effects of Non-Stationary Unemployment Benefits

Andrey Launov, Klaus Wälde

revised version published in: International Economic Review, 2013, 54 (4), 1159-1198

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4924

Macroeconomic Volatilities and the Labor Market: First Results from the Euro Experiment