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Optimal Firm Size, Taxes, and Lay-offs

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  • Burdett, Kenneth, 1987. "Optimal Firm Size, Taxes, and Lay-offs," Working Paper Series 183, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
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    1. Topel, Robert H, 1983. "On Layoffs and Unemployment Insurance," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 73(4), pages 541-559, September.
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    Keywords

    Optimal firm size; tax; unemployment types;
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    JEL classification:

    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J63 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
    • J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance

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