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Finland offers a subsidy to employers for hiring individuals with low employment prospects. In 2015, changes to the subsidy’s funding caused some regions to unexpectedly suspend new subsidy grants. I …
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We study how labeling of neighborhoods affects the performance and sorting of young residents at the junction of enrolling in high school. Exploiting the release of a much publicized official …
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After 2008, the Southern European economies suffered a strong and persistent increase in unemployment. Rising government bond spreads necessitated the implementation of austerity policies. Austerity, …
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