Nezaměstnanost a pracovní pobídky

SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš and Martin ŽIŽLAVSKÝ. Nezaměstnanost a pracovní pobídky (Unemployment and Work Incentives). Politická ekonomie. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická, 2003, Ročník LI, 2003/3, p. 391-406. ISSN 0032-3233.

Basic information

• Original name: Nezaměstnanost a pracovní pobídky
• Name (in English): Unemployment and Work Incentives
• Authors: SIROVÁTKA, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic) and Martin ŽIŽLAVSKÝ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor).
• Edition: Politická ekonomie, Praha, Vysoká škola ekonomická, 2003, 0032-3233.

Other information

• Original language: Czech
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50200 5.2 Economics and Business
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 0.235
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/03:00008140
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• UT WoS: 000183508700007
• Keywords in English: replacement rate; reservation wage; work incentives
• Tags: replacement rate, reservation wage, work incentives

Abstract

In this paper we explore how unemployment benefits and other social benefits affect work incentives in the Czech Republic. We test the link between replacement rates and reservation wages taking duration of unemployment into account and we specify validity of the outlined model using replacement rates and reservation wages recognised in the sample of the unemployed. We conclude that replacement rates are high only in case of specific family types (incomplete families and families with children where women have lost the job), low skilled categories of the unemployed. Reservation wages are linked mainly to the economic and social status of the unemployed and seem to be raised by replacement rates of benefits only with the category of the unskilled. Besides low efficiency of job search, insecurity of job tenure and of insecurity future benefits entitlements raise the price of the "status of the unemployed" and push reservation wages up.

Abstract (in English)

In this paper we explore how unemployment benefits and other social benefits affect work incentives in the Czech Republic. We test the link between replacement rates and reservation wages taking duration of unemployment into account and we specify validity of the outlined model using replacement rates and reservation wages recognised in the sample of the unemployed. We conclude that replacement rates are high only in case of specific family types (incomplete families and families with children where women have lost the job), low skilled categories of the unemployed. Reservation wages are linked mainly to the economic and social status of the unemployed and seem to be raised by replacement rates of benefits only with the category of the unskilled. Besides low efficiency of job search, insecurity of job tenure and of insecurity future benefits entitlements raise the price of the "status of the unemployed" and push reservation wages up.

Links

• GA403/00/0420, research and development project: Name: Nezaměstnaní a sociální politika:ochrana, pobídka, aktivita?

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, The unemployed and social policy : protection, incentives, activation?