Heterogeneous labour markets in a microsimulation - AGE model: Application to welfare reform in Germany

Computational Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-335

  Boeters, Stefan ^a   Feil, Michael ^b  

^a CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Applied general equilibrium model; Discrete working time choice; Heterogeneous labour markets; Labour market reform; Microsimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 65049087683     PISSN: 09277099     EISSN: 15729974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10614-008-9161-3     Document Type: Article

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