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Efficiency and Equality in the Labour Market Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Agell, Jonas () (Dept. of Economics, Stockholm University)
This paper discusses the costs and benefits of welfare state intervention in the labour market, and argues that many forms of intervention can be justified for efficiency reasons. The paper reviews recent evidence on income inequality and income mobility, and it discusses labour market reforms that may improve efficiency without violating European voters’ preference for equality.
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Keywords: welfare state collective bargaining inequality labour market reform Find related papers by JEL classification: H30 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - General J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General
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