We analyze the implications of two-tier unemployment compensation systems with non-automatic eligibility in an equilibrium matching model with Nash bargaining. As eligibility for UI does not automatically follow from employment, the two types of unemployed workers have different threat points,...

We develop a structural non-stationary model of job search in the fashion of van den Berg (1990). Non-stationarity comes from the duration-dependence in benefits, in the arrival rate of job offers, and in wage offers. The model is then estimated using the French sample of the ECHP Survey...

We define an economy composed of two language groups. Value is created through bilateral trade between individuals who can speak the same language. The value of trade increases in each participant's level of education. We compare a bilingual education system, under which the individuals who take...

A labour-matching economy with ex post heterogeneous firms is presented. When bargaining over the wage, firms and workers do not know the level of product demand. Once demand is realized, hours of work are chosen. We show that the existence of a legal workweek may enhance efficiency with respect...

[fre] Même si le salaire proposé n’est pas le seul motif de refus possible, un emploi mal rémunéré est plus difficilement accepté. La notion de «salaire de réserve» rend compte de ce fait: le salaire de réserve d’un chômeur, défini comme le salaire minimal en dessous duquel ce...

[fre] En janvier 1998, 26 % des allocataires du RMI de décembre 1996 ont un emploi, 17 % sont inactifs et 57 % sont chômeurs. Les trois quarts de ces chômeurs cherchent activement un emploi et les plus actifs dans leur recherche ont une plus grande probabilité d’en trouver un. L’effort...

We estimate the responses of gross labor income with respect to marginal and average net-of-tax rates in France over the period 2003–2006. We exploit a series of reforms to the income-tax and payroll-tax schedules affecting individuals who earn less than twice the minimum wage. Our estimate...