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Combining Micro and Macro Unemployment Duration Data

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Klaauw, Bas van der - Tinbergen Institute - 1998

We combine micro and macro unemployment duration data to study the effects of the business cycle on the outflow from … unemployment. We allow the cycle to affect individual exit probabilities of unemployed workers as well as the composition of the … total inflow into unemployment. We estimate the model using (micro) survey data and (macro) administrative data from France …

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Labor Market Prospects, Search Intensity and the Transition from College to Work

Klaauw, Bas van der; Vuuren, Aico van; Berkhout, Peter - Tinbergen Institute - 2004

. Our estimation results show that a 1 percent point decrease in unemployment rate increases wage offers with 3 percent …

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Carrot and Stick: How Reemployment Bonuses and Benefit Sanctions affect Job Finding Rates

Klaauw, Bas van der; Ours, Jan C. van - Tinbergen Institute - 2010

To increase their transition from welfare to work, benefit recipients in the municipality of Rotterdam were exposed to various financial incentives, including both carrots to sticks. Once their benefit spell exceeded one year, welfare recipients were entitled to a reemployment bonus if they...

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The Urban Growth Potential of Second-Generation Migrant Entrepreneurs - A Sectoral Study on Amsterdam

Baycan-Levent, Tüzin; Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha - Tinbergen Institute - 2009

This study focuses on the external orientations of the second-generation migrant entrepreneurs by addressing in particular the way – and the extent to which – the choice for entrepreneurship is made by higher-educated young ethnic generations. The empirical data of our study is based on...

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Migrant Entrepreneurship and New Urban Economic Opportunities

Nijkamp, Peter; Sahin, Mediha; Baycan-Levent, Tüzin - Tinbergen Institute - 2009

Nowadays, migrants form a significant share of the urban population, and their business is critical for urban economic growth. This paper addresses the key factors determining the position of migrant entrepreneurs in the urban economy in the Netherlands. In order to develop a solid assessment of...

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