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Social interactions have important consequences for labour market outcomes. Yet the growing literature has relied on indirect definitions of networks. We present the first evidence based on direct information on friends' networks. We address issues of correlated effects with instrumental...
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heterogeneity and to the endogeneity of displacement. -- Job displacement ; job loss ; unemployment duration ; retirement …
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acting as an information transmission mechanism. -- networks ; unemployment ; friendship ties …
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robust evidence that the future unemployment risk is lower for those who are currently on low pay compared to those who are … most marked in neighbourhoods with high unemployment which is attributable to the much poorer prospects of the unemployed …
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interactions ; unemployment ; friendship ties …
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"This paper studies the effect of unemployment benefits on the unemployment and subsequent employment duration using … heterogeneity. We find that recipients, relative to non-recipients, face lower exit rates from unemployment, while an additional … month in unemployment increases their subsequent employment stability. This positive correlation between previous …
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We investigate the effect of social interactions on labor market outcomes using a direct measure of social contacts based on information about individuals' three best friends and their characteristics. We examine the effect of the number of employed friends on the transition from non-employment...
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We investigate the effect of social interactions on labor market outcomes using a direct measure of social contacts based on information about individuals’ three best friends and their characteristics. We examine the effect of the number of employed friends on the transition from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316135
Despite the increased frequency of job loss for older workers in Europe, little is known on its effect on the work-retirement decision. Employing individual data from the European Community Household Panel for Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K., a multivariate competing-risks hazard model is...
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