Do Wages Subsidies Increase Employment in Subsidised Firms?
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- Aki Kangasharju, 2007. "Do Wage Subsidies Increase Employment in Subsidized Firms?," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 74(293), pages 51-67, February.
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Evaluation; employment; wage subsidies; Macroeconomic policy; Talouspolitiikka; Labour market; Työmarkkinat; Taxation; Verotus; Effectiveness of public services; Julkisten palvelujen vaikuttavuus; J180 - Demographic Economics: Public Policy; J230 - Employment Determination; Job Creation; Demand for Labor; Self-Employment; J380 - Wages; Compensation; and Labor Costs: Public Policy (wage subsidies; minimum wage legislation);All these keywords.
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