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Social interactions and unemployment
Hedström, Peter; Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Åberg, Yvonne - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2003
This paper is concerned with social interactions and their importance for unemployment. A theoretical model is … specified in which the psychological costs of unemployment depend upon the unemployment level. The analysis reveals social … multiplier effects, and shows that multiple unemployment equilibria may emerge. Data on all 20- to 24-year-olds living in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207266
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Networks and youth labor market entry
Hensvik, Lena; Nordström Skans, Oskar - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2013
The paper provides an overview of existing knowledge regarding the role played by social networks in the process where young workers are matched to employing firms. We discuss standard theories of why social networks may be an important element in the job-matching process and survey the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123570
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Social networks, employee selection and labor market outcomes
Hensvik, Lena; Nordström Skans, Oskar - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2013
The paper studies how social job finding networks affect firms' selection of employees and the setting of entry wages. Our point of departure is the Montgomery (1991) model of employee referrals which suggests that it is optimal for firms to hire new workers through referrals from their most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010674218
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From giving birth to paid labor: the effects of adult education for prime-aged mothers
Bergemann, Annette; den Berg, Gerard J. van - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2014
Women without work after childbirth are at risk of losing their connection to the labor market. However, they may participate in adult education programs. We analyze the effect of this on the duration to work and on the wage rate, by applying conditional difference-in-differences approaches. We...
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Factors associated with occupational disability classification
Angelov, Nikoay; Eliason, Marcus - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2014
Sweden has a long tradition of labour market policies explicitly targeting job seekers with disabilities, ranging from in-work aids to subsidized employments, aiming at strengthening their position at the labour market. To ascertain that these programs are limited to the needy they are...
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The differential earnings and income effects of involuntary job loss on workers with disabilities
Angelov, Nikolay; Eliason, Marcus - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2014
People with disabilities, both in Sweden and elsewhere, are consistently found to face considerable difficulties on the labour market. In this study we have investigated the differential impact of involuntary job loss, on earnings and income, if being disabled. Our main findings are that...
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What active labor market policy works in a recession?
Forslund, Anders; Fredriksson, Peter; Vikström, Johan - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2011
This paper discusses the case for expanding active labor market policy in recession. We find that there is reasonable case for relying more heavily on certain kinds of programs. The argument is tied to the varying size of the lock-in effect in boom and recession. If programs with relatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008838419
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To meet or not to meet, that is the question - short-run effects of high-frequency meetings with case workers
den Berg, Gerard J. van; Back Kjaersgaard, Lene; … - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2014
unemployment to employment using detailed Danish event history data obtained from administrative registers. We find large positive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945065
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Virtues of SIN - effects of an immigrant workplace introduction program
Åslund, Olof; Johansson, Per - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2006
estimate the effects of the program. The results suggest that the program increased transitions from unemployment to work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005423995
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Does tax evasion affect unemployment and educational choice?
Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Larsen, Birthe - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2004
To examine the macro economic effects of government tax and punishment policies, this paper develops a three-sector general quilibrium model featuring matching frictions, heterogenous abilities and an informal sector with tax evasion. The choice of education is determined endogenously. Job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207263