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Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?

Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Verhaest, Dieter - CESifo - 2012

This study investigates whether young unemployed graduates who accept a job below their level of education accelerate or delay the transition into a job that matches their level of education. We adopt the Timing of Events approach to identify this dynamic treatment effect using monthly calendar...

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Asymptotic Variance of Brier (Skill) Score in the Presence of Serial Correlation

Lahiri, Kajal; Yang, Liu - CESifo - 2015

We propose autocorrelation-robust asymptotic variances of the Brier score and Brier skill score, which are generally applicable in circumstances with weak serial correlation. An empirical application in macroeconomics underscores the importance of taking care of serial correlation. We find that...

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On the Finite Sample Properties of Pre-Test Estimators of Spatial Models

Piras, Gianfranco; Prucha, Ingmar R. - CESifo - 2014

This paper explores the properties of pre-test strategies in estimating a linear Cliff-Ord-type spatial model when the researcher is unsure about the nature of the spatial dependence. More specifically, the paper explores the finite sample properties of the pre-test estimators introduced in...

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Scars of Recessions in a Rigid Labor Market

Cockx, Bart; Ghirelli, Corinna - CESifo - 2015

We study the impact of graduating in a recession in Flanders (Belgium), i.e. in a rigid labor market. In the presence of a high minimum wage, a typical recession hardly influences the hourly wage of low educated men, but reduces working time and earnings by about 4.5% up to twelve years after...

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How to Stimulate Single Mothers on Welfare to Find a Job; Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Knoef, Marike; Ours, Jan C. van - CESifo - 2014

We present the results from a natural experiment in which single mothers on welfare were stimulated to find a job. Two policy instruments were introduced: an earnings disregard and job creation. The experiment was performed at the level of municipalities in The Netherlands, a country with...

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Monitoring, Sanctions and Front-Loading of Job Search in a Non-Stationary Model

Cockx, Bart; Dejemeppe, Muriel; Launov, Andrey; Linden, … - CESifo - 2011

We develop and estimate a non-stationary job search model to evaluate a scheme that monitors job search effort and sanctions insured unemployed whose effort is deemed insufficient. The model reveals that such schemes provide incentives to the unemployed to front-load search effort prior to...

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How do Extended Benefits Affect Unemployment Duration? A Regression Discontinuity Approach

Lalive, Rafael - CESifo - 2006

This paper studies a program that extends the maximum duration of unemployment benefits from 30 weeks to 209 weeks … regions to identify the effect of extended benefits on unemployment duration. Results indicate that the duration of job search … is prolonged by at least .09 weeks per additional week of benefits among men, whereas unemployment duration increases by …

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Are Short-Lived Jobs Stepping Stones to Long-Lasting Jobs?

Cockx, Bart; Picchio, Matteo - CESifo - 2009

two steps. First, we estimate labour market trajectories in a multi-spell duration model that incorporates lagged duration …

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Income Support Policies for Part-Time Workers: A Stepping-Stone to Regular Jobs? An Application to Young Long-Term Unemployed Women in Belgium

Cockx, Bart; Robin, Stéphane; Goebel, Christian - CESifo - 2006

We verify whether an income support policy for part-time workers in Belgium increases the transition from unemployment to non-subsidised, “regular” employment. Using a sample of 8630 long-term unemployed young women, whose labour market history is observed from 1998 to 2001, we implement the...

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Quick Job Entry or Long-Term Human Capital Development? The Dynamic Effects of Alternative Training Schemes

Osikominu, Aderonke - CESifo - 2012

This paper investigates how precisely short-term, job-search oriented training programs as opposed to long-term, human capital intensive training programs work. We evaluate and compare their effects on time until job entry, stability of employment, and earnings. Further, we examine the...

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