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Unemployment Benefits Versus Conditional Negative Income Taxes
Author:
Mr. Dennis J. Snowernull

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IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 1995: Issue 065
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Jul 1995
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451848649.001
ISBN:
9781451848649
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
22
Keywords:
WP; unemployment insurance; unemployment benefit system; negative income tax system; systems operative; negative income tax scheme; government budget constraint; Unemployment benefits; Personal income tax; Employment; Unemployment; Income tax systems; Western Europe; Europe
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The paper analyzes the wage-employment effects of replacing unemployment benefits by negative income taxes. It first surveys the major equity and efficiency effects of unemployment benefits versus negative income taxes, and summarizes the salient features of many European unemployment benefit systems in this light. Second, it presents a simple theoretical model that focuses on the relative wage-employment effects of unemployment benefits versus negative income taxes. Finally, it provides some empirical groundwork for assessing this relative effect
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ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 1995: Issue 065