Tito Boeri

Structural Change, Welfare Systems, and Labour Reallocation

Lessons from the Transition of Formerly Planned Economies

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This books deals with labor reallocation in the midst of structural change, drawing on the experience of economic transition in formerly planned economies. It details those features of social welfare systems best suited to fostering structural change while at the same time reducing social costs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9780198293651
• ISBN-10: 0198293658
• Artikelnr.: 22937643

Autorenporträt

Tito Boeri is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan. Formerly Senior Economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), he is Director of the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti, and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Comparative Economics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Puzzles of Transition
Annex 1. Building blocks of the models of the speed of transition
Chapter 2. The Timing of Reforms
Annex 2. A simple model of transition
Chapter 3. Safety Nets, Earning Inequalities, and Reallocation
Annex 3. The structure of benefits and job reallocation
Chapter 4. Returning to Europe
Annex 4. Non-employment benefits and the informal sector