Employer cofinancing in disability insurance (DI) systems aims to reduce the inflow DI by making employers internalise their costs. We evaluate a system for local government sector Sweden inspired literature on yardstick competition. In system, governments are responsible of employees, while being compensated central expected payments. The arrangement essentially eliminates large fiscal externa...

We examine the hypothesis that flexible work organization involves greater skill requirements and, hence, an increased likelihood of receiving employer provided training. The analysis is based on unique linked employer-employee data from Germany for years 2012, 2014 and 2016 (12,924 pooled observations 9,440 employees in 1,903 establishments). Our results confirm are more likely to receive trai...

The Internet has increased the ease and availability of employment information, but a question remains as to how, and if, this increased information has changed employment outcomes. This research examines the impact of the Internet on worker flows and job matching. While previous research found a negative impact of the Internet on unemployment duration, this research demonstrates the importance...