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Bertil Holmlund

Uppsala University - Department of Economics

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SE-75120 Uppsala

Sweden

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1.

What Do Labor Market Institutions Do?

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What Do Labor Market Institutions Do?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7809
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Dec 2013
Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 171 (144,206)

Abstract:

minimum wages, unemployment insurance, employment protection

What Do Labor Market Institutions Do?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4582
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Feb 2014
Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 66 (287,028)

Abstract:

minimum wages, unemployment insurance, employment protection

2.

Improving Incentives in Unemployment Insurance: A Review of Recent Research

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Citation 34

Improving Incentives in Unemployment Insurance: A Review of Recent Research

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 922; Uppsala University, Department of Economics Working Paper No. 2003:10
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 Apr 2003
Peter Fredriksson and Bertil Holmlund
Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 205 (121,655)
Citation 34

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Unemployment Insurance, Search, Monitoring, Sanctions, Workfare

Improving Incentives in Unemployment Insurance: A Review of Recent Research

Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 357-386, July 2006
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Jun 2006
Peter Fredriksson and Bertil Holmlund
Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Citation 34

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3.

Optimal Unemployment Insurance with Monitoring and Sanctions

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Citation 21

Optimal Unemployment Insurance with Monitoring and Sanctions

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 616; IZA Discussion Paper No. 401; Uppsala University Working Paper 2001:20
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Nov 2001
Jan Boone, Peter Fredriksson, Bertil Holmlund and Jan C. van Ours
Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research (CentER), Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
Downloads 164 (149,691)
Citation 21

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Unemployment Insurance, Search, Sanctions

Optimal Unemployment Insurance with Monitoring and Sanctions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3082
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 13 Dec 2001
Jan Boone, Peter Fredriksson, Bertil Holmlund and Jan C. van Ours
Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research (CentER), Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
Downloads 18 (468,327)
Citation 21

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Unemployment insurance, search, sanctions

Optimal Unemployment Insurance With Monitoring and Sanctions

Economic Journal, Vol. 117, No. 518, pp. 399-421, March 2007
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 Apr 2007
Jan Boone, Peter Fredriksson, Bertil Holmlund and Jan C. van Ours
Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research (CentER), Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
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Citation 21

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4.

The Rise and Fall of Swedish Unemployment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 918; Uppsala University Economics Working Paper No. 2003:13
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 23 Apr 2003
Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 184 (112,319)
Citation 10

Abstract:

Unemployment, Employment, Macroeconomic Shocks, Labor Market Institutions

5.

Tax Evasion and Self-Employment in a High-Tax Country: Evidence from Sweden

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1736
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Jun 2006
Per Engstrom and Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 175 (130,939)
Citation 5

Abstract:

tax evasion, self-employment, Engel curves

6.

Monetary Policy and Swedish Unemployment Fluctuations

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Citation 1

Monetary Policy and Swedish Unemployment Fluctuations

CESifo Working Paper No. 2044, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2933
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Jul 2007
Annika Alexius and Bertil Holmlund
Stockholm School of Economics - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 108 (209,740)
Citation 1

Abstract:

unemployment, monetary policy, structural VAR

Monetary Policy and Swedish Unemployment Fluctuations

Economics Discussion Paper No. 2007-34
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 29 Nov 2010
Annika Alexius and Bertil Holmlund
Stockholm School of Economics - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 36 (378,084)
Citation 1

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Unemployment, Monetary policy, structural VARs

Monetary Policy and Swedish Unemployment Fluctuations

Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, Vol. 2, 2008-4
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 Dec 2010
Annika Alexius and Bertil Holmlund
Stockholm School of Economics - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 28 (412,847)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Unemployment, monetary policy, structural VARs

7.

Temporary Work in Turbulent Times: The Swedish Experience

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Citation 27

Temporary Work in Turbulent Times: The Swedish Experience

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 671; Uppsala University, Dept. of Economics Working Paper 2002:1
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Jan 2002
Bertil Holmlund and Donald Storrie
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Göteborg University - Department of Economics
Downloads 150 (161,830)
Citation 27

Abstract:

Temporary Jobs, Labor Market Dynamics, Unemployment

Temporary Work in Turbulent Times: The Swedish Experience

Economic Journal, Vol. 112, pp. F245-F269, 2002
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Dec 2002
Bertil Holmlund and Donald Storrie
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Göteborg University - Department of Economics
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Citation 27

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8.

Mind the Gap? Estimating the Effects of Postponing Higher Education

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Mind the Gap? Estimating the Effects of Postponing Higher Education

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1792
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Sep 2006
Bertil Holmlund, Qian Liu and Oskar Nordstrom Skans
Uppsala University - Department of Economics, Uppsala University and IFAU - Office of Labour Market Policy Evaluation
Downloads 140 (171,455)

Abstract:

timing of education, schooling interruptions, returns to work experience

Mind the Gap? Estimating the Effects of Postponing Higher Education

Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 60, Issue 4, pp. 683-710, 2008
Posted: 02 Oct 2008
Bertil Holmlund, Qian Liu and Oskar Nordström Skans
Uppsala University - Department of Economics, Uppsala University and Uppsala University

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9.

Estimating Income Responses to Tax Changes: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach

CESifo Working Paper No. 2121, IZA Discussion Paper No. 3088
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 18 Oct 2007
Bertil Holmlund and Martin Söderström
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Citation 2

Abstract:

marginal tax rates, progressive taxes, earned income, tax reform

10.

Worker Absenteeism in Search Equilibrium

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Citation 2

Worker Absenteeism in Search Equilibrium

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1607
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Dec 2005
Per Engstrom and Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 79 (258,560)
Citation 2

Abstract:

absenteeism, search, unemployment, social insurance

Worker Absenteeism in Search Equilibrium

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2947
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Aug 2007
Per Engstrom and Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Citation 2

Abstract:

absenteeism, search, unemployment, social insurance

11.

Do Benefit Cuts Boost Job Findings? Swedish Evidence from the 1990s

Uppsala University Economics Working Paper No. 1999:20, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 365
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 15 Dec 1999
Kenneth Carling, Bertil Holmlund and Altin Vejsiu
Uppsala University, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 118 (185,994)
Citation 31

Abstract:

Unemployment duration, unemployment benefits

12.

Labor Taxation in Search Equilibrium with Home Production

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Citation 6

Labor Taxation in Search Equilibrium with Home Production

Uppsala University Economics Working Paper No. 2000:1; CESifo Working Paper Series No. 462
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 08 Feb 2000
Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Citation 6

Abstract:

Home Production, Job Search, Unemployment, Taxation

Labor Taxation in Search Equilibrium with Home Production

German Economic Review, Vol. 3, pp. 415-430, 2002
Posted: 16 Jan 2003
Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics

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13.

International Spillover Effects Of Sectoral Tax Differentiation In Unionized Economies

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Citation 3

International Spillover Effects Of Sectoral Tax Differentiation In Unionized Economies

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 295
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Mar 2001
Bertil Holmlund and Ann-Sofie Kolm
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University
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Citation 3

Abstract:

Economic integration, imperfect competition, wage determination, policy cooperation

International Spillover Effects of Sectoral Tax Differentiation in Unionized Economies

CESifo Working Paper No. 295
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 Aug 2000
Bertil Holmlund and Ann-Sofie Kolm
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University
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Citation 3

Abstract:

Economic Integration, Imperfect Competition, Wage Determination, Policy Cooperation

14.

Do Benefit Hikes Damage Job Finding? Evidence from Swedish Unemployment Insurance Reforms

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Citation 6

Do Benefit Hikes Damage Job Finding? Evidence from Swedish Unemployment Insurance Reforms

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1460
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 30 Apr 2005
Helge Bennmarker, Bertil Holmlund and Kenneth Carling
IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University
Downloads 68 (282,349)
Citation 6

Abstract:

unemployment duration, unemployment benefits

Do Benefit Hikes Damage Job Finding? Evidence from Swedish Unemployment Insurance Reforms

Labour, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 85-120, March 2007
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Mar 2007
Helge Bennmarker, Kenneth Carling and Bertil Holmlund
IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Uppsala University and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Citation 6

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15.

Sickness Absence and Search Unemployment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1227
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Jul 2004
Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 79 (241,382)
Citation 3

Abstract:

sickness absence, search, unemployment, sickness benefits, unemployment

16.

Optimal Taxation in Search Equilibrium with Home Production

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 613; Uppsala University Working Paper No. 2001:19
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Nov 2001
Per Engstrom, Bertil Holmlund and Ann-Sofie Kolm
Uppsala University - Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University
Downloads 77 (252,353)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Taxation, Home Production, Search, Unemployment

17.

Optimal Unemployment Insurance in Search Equilibrium

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Citation 34

Optimal Unemployment Insurance in Search Equilibrium

Uppsala Univ. Dept. of Economics WP 1998:2
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Mar 1998
Peter Fredriksson and Bertil Holmlund
Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Citation 34

Abstract:

Optimal Unemployment Insurance in Search Equilibrium

Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 370-399, April 2001
Posted: 17 Nov 2001
Peter Fredriksson and Bertil Holmlund
Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics

Abstract:

Job search, unemployment, unemployment insurance

18.

Vacancy Referrals, Job Search, and the Duration of Unemployment: A Randomized Experiment

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Vacancy Referrals, Job Search, and the Duration of Unemployment: A Randomized Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3991
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
Per Engstrom, Patrik Hesselius and Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics, IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 46 (342,719)

Abstract:

vacancy referral, job matching, job search, randomized experiment

Vacancy Referrals, Job Search, and the Duration of Unemployment: A Randomized Experiment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2552
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Feb 2009
Per Engstrom, Patrik Hesselius and Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics, IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 26 (423,012)

Abstract:

vacancy referral, job matching, job search, randomized experiment

19.

Part-Time Unemployment and Optimal Unemployment Insurance

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Part-Time Unemployment and Optimal Unemployment Insurance

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3370
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 Mar 2011
Susanne Ek and Bertil Holmlund
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 36 (378,084)

Abstract:

job search, part-time unemployment, unemployment insurance

Part-Time Unemployment and Optimal Unemployment Insurance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5540
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Mar 2011
Susanne Ek and Bertil Holmlund
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 33 (390,220)

Abstract:

job search, part-time unemployment, unemployment insurance

20.

Lifetime Versus Annual Tax Progressivity: Sweden, 1968-2009

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3856
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 03 Jul 2012
Niklas Bengtsson, Bertil Holmlund and Daniel Waldenström
Uppsala University, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Downloads 65 (241,382)

Abstract:

tax progressivity, income distribution, lifetime income, redistributive effect, Kakwani index, transfers

21.

Family Job Search, Wage Bargaining, and Optimal Unemployment Insurance

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Citation 1

Family Job Search, Wage Bargaining, and Optimal Unemployment Insurance

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2920
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Feb 2010
Susanne Ek and Bertil Holmlund
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 46 (342,719)
Citation 1

Abstract:

job search, wage bargaining, wage differentials, unemployment, unemployment insurance

Family Job Search, Wage Bargaining, and Optimal Unemployment Insurance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4701
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 01 Feb 2010
Susanne Ek and Bertil Holmlund
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 15 (485,582)
Citation 1

Abstract:

job search, wage bargaining, wage differentials, unemployment, unemployment insurance

22.

Optimal Umemployment Insurance Design: Time Limits, Monitoring, or Workfare?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1019
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Aug 2003
Peter Fredriksson and Bertil Holmlund
Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Citation 16

Abstract:

unemployment insurance, search, monitoring, sanctions, workfare

23.

Asymmetry and Spillover Effects in the North American Equity Markets

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Asymmetry and Spillover Effects in the North American Equity Markets

Economics Discussion Paper No. 2007-35
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 29 Nov 2010
Giorgio Canarella, Bertil Holmlund and Stephen K. Pollard
California State University, Los Angeles - Department of Economics & Statistics, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and TUI University
Downloads 23 (439,475)

Abstract:

APARCH, Asymmetric Spillovers, North American Stock Markets

24.

Wage Dispersion between and within Plants: Sweden 1985-2000

NBER Working Paper No. w13021
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 14 Apr 2007
Oskar Nordstrom Skans, Per-Anders Edin and Bertil Holmlund
IFAU - Office of Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 29 (397,664)

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25.

Wage and Employment Determination in Volatile Times: Sweden 1913-1939

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Wage and Employment Determination in Volatile Times: Sweden 1913-1939

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3799
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 03 May 2012
Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 18 (468,327)

Abstract:

wage determination, labor demand, interwar labor markets

Wage and Employment Determination in Volatile Times: Sweden 1913-1939

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6509
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 05 May 2012
Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 8 (525,120)

Abstract:

wage determination, labor demand, interwar labor markets

26.

The Swedish Wage Stucture: The Rise and Fall of Solidarity Wage Policy?

NBER Working Paper No. w4257
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 08 Aug 2007
Per-Anders Edin and Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 15 (457,222)
Citation 26

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27.

Lifetime Versus Annual Tax Progressivity: Sweden, 1968–2009

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6641
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 23 Jun 2012
Niklas Bengtsson, Bertil Holmlund and Daniel Waldenström
Uppsala University, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Downloads 14 (452,037)

Abstract:

tax progressivity, income distribution, lifetime income, redistributive effect, Kakwani index, transfers

28.

Worker Absenteeism in Search Equilibrium

Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 109, Issue 3, pp. 439-467, September 2007
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Nov 2007
Per Engström and Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 12 (482,977)
Citation 2

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29.

Lifetime Versus Annual Tax‐And‐Transfer Progressivity: Sweden, 1968–2009

The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 118, Issue 4, pp. 619-645, 2016
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 Nov 2016
Niklas Bengtsson, Bertil Holmlund and Daniel Waldenström
Uppsala University, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Abstract:

Income distribution, lifetime income, redistributive effect, tax progressivity, transfers

30.

Vacancy Referrals, Job Search, and the Duration of Unemployment: A Randomized Experiment

LABOUR, Vol. 26, Issue 4, pp. 419-435, 2012
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 17 Nov 2012
Per Engström, Patrik Hesselius and Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University, IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
Downloads 0 (553,844)

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31.

The Swedish Unemployment Experience

Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 25, Issue 1, pp. 109-125, 2009
Posted: 01 Jun 2009
Bertil Holmlund
Uppsala University - Department of Economics

Abstract:

unemployment, monetary policy, labour-market institutions, E24, E58, J64

32.

Tax Differentiation, Search Unemployment, and Home Production

Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 57, Issue 4, pp. 610-633, 2005
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Per Engstrom, Bertil Holmlund and Ann-Sofie Kolm
Uppsala University - Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University

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Environmental Tax Reform in a Small Open Economy with Structural Unemployment

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Environmental Tax Reform in a Small Open Economy with Structural Unemployment

Posted: 12 Feb 1997
Bertil Holmlund and Ann-Sofie Kolm
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University

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Environmental Tax Reform in a Small Open Economy with Structural Unemployment

International Tax and Public Finance, Vol. 7, Issue 3, May 2000
Posted: 30 May 2000
Bertil Holmlund and Ann-Sofie Kolm
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University

Abstract:

environmental tax reform, wage bargaining, equilibrium unemployment

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