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When short-time work works
Cahuc, Pierre; Kramarz, Francis; Nevoux, Sandra - 2018
Short-time work programs were revived by the Great Recession. To understand their operating mechanisms, we first provide a model showing that short-time work may save jobs in firms hit by strong negative revenue shocks, but not in less severely-hit firms, where hours worked are reduced, without...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011881536
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On the efficiency of job search with social networks
Cahuc, Pierre; Fontaine, François - 2002
of different job search methods, conditional unemployment benefits hikes can improve welfare when individuals are risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413539
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Is short-time work a good method to keep unemployment down?
Cahuc, Pierre; Carcillo, Stéphane - 2011
2008-2009 crisis. This paper discusses the efficiency of this type of policy and investigates its impact on unemployment … unemployment during downturns. All in all, it seems that short-time work programs used in the recent downturn had significant …-rating component. -- short-time work ; unemployment ; employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009124724
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Changes in Unemployment and Wage Inequality: An Alternative Theory and Some Evidence
Acemoglu, Daron - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
This paper offers an alternative theory for the increase in unemployment and wage inequality experienced in the United … change increases skilled wages, reduces unskilled wages and increases the unemployment rate of both skilled and unskilled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789067
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On the Efficiency of Job Search with Social Networks
Cahuc, Pierre; Fontaine, François - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
of different job search methods, conditional unemployment benefit hikes can improve welfare when individuals are risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792237
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Is Short-time Work a Good Method to Keep Unemployment Down?
Cahuc, Pierre; Carcillo, Stéphane - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
2008-2009 crisis. This paper discusses the efficiency of this type of policy and investigates its impact on unemployment … unemployment during downturns. All in all, it seems that short-time work programs used in the recent downturn had significant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854459
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The roots of low European employment : family culture?
Algan, Yann (contributor); Cahuc, Pierre (contributor) - 2005
OECD countries faced largely divergent employment rates during the last decades. But the whole bulk of the cross-national and cross-temporal heterogeneity relies on specific demographic groups: prime-age women and younger and older individuals. This paper argues that family labor supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003155692
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The Roots of Low European Employment: Family Culture?
Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
OECD countries faced largely divergent employment rates during the last decades. But the whole bulk of the cross-national and cross-temporal heterogeneity relies on specific demographic groups: prime-age women and younger and older individuals. This paper argues that family labour supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124400
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The heterogeneous impact of short-time work: from saved jobs to windfall effects
Cahuc, Pierre; Kramarz, Francis; Nevoux, Sandra - 2021
Paid family leave allows workers to take time off from work to care for a family member with a serious health condition, with reduced financial risk and increased job continuity. In 2004, California was the first state in the nation to implement a paid family leave program allowing workers to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518215
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Robots and workers : evidence from the Netherlands
Acemoglu, Daron; Koster, Hans; Ozgen, Ceren - 2023
We estimate the effects of robot adoption on firm-level and worker-level outcomes in the Netherlands using a large employer-employee panel dataset spanning 2009-2020. Our firm-level results confirm previous findings, with positive effects on value added and hours worked for robot-adopting firms...
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