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Unemployment, inactivity, and hiring chances : a systematic review and meta-analysis

D'Hert, Liam; Baert, Stijn; Lippens, Louis - 2024

persons. However, stigma related to unemployment or inactivity can hinder their hiring chances when applying for a job. This …-term unemployment of up to six months positively affects hiring prospects, while the adverse effects of unemployment scarring become … negative impact of longer spells. The latter negative signal is more pronounced when unemployment rates are low. …

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This job is "getting old" : measuring changes in job opportunities using occupational age structure

Autor, David H.; Dorn, David - 2009

High- and low-wage occupations are expanding rapidly relative to middle-wage occupations in both the U.S. and the E.U. We study the reallocation of workers from middle-skill occupations towards the tails of the occupational skill distribution by analyzing changes in age structure within and...

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The iceberg decomposition: a parsimonious way to map the health of labour markets

Baert, Stijn - 2020

historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much … larger. Therefore, we point to the clear limitations of the unemployment rate as the (single) key macro-economic indicator of … the health of the labour market. A parsimonious dashboard approach utilising the unemployment-to-population ratio and the …

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When work disappears : manufacturing decline and the falling marriage-market value of young men

Autor, David H.; Dorn, David; Hanson, Gordon H. - 2018

We exploit the gender-specific components of large-scale labor demand shocks stemming from rising international manufacturing competition to test how shifts in the relative economic stature of young men versus young women affected marriage, fertility and children's living circumstances during...

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Untangling trade and technology : evidence from local labor markets

Autor, David H.; Dorn, David; Hanson, Gordon H. - 2013

We juxtapose the effects of trade and technology on employment in U.S. local labor markets between 1990 and 2007. Labor markets whose initial industry composition exposes them to rising Chinese import competition experience significant falls in employment, particularly in manufacturing and among...

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Do employers discriminate less if vacancies are difficult to fill? : evidence from a field experiment

Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Gheyle, Niels; Vandamme, Cora - 2013

We empirically test the relationship between hiring discrimination and labour market tightness at the level of the occupation. To this end, we conduct a correspondence test in the youth labour market. In line with theoretical expectations, we find that, compared to natives, candidates with a...

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Trade and inequality in Europe and the US

Dorn, David; Levell, Peter - 2021

The share of low-income countries in global exports nearly tripled between 1990 and 2015, driven largely by the rapid emergence of China as an exporting powerhouse. While research in economics had long acknowledged that trade with lower-income countries could raise income inequality in Europe...

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The impact of internship experience during secondary education on schooling and labour market outcomes

Neyt, Brecht; Verhaest, Dieter; Baert, Stijn - 2019

The literature on workplace learning in secondary education has mainly focussed on vocational education programmes. In this study, we examine the impact of internship experience in secondary education on a student's schooling and early labour market outcomes, by analysing unique, longitudinal...

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The impact of dual apprenticeship : programs on early labour market outcomes : a dynamic approach

Neyt, Brecht; Verhaest, Dieter; Baert, Stijn - 2018

This study examines the impact of enrolling into dual apprenticeship programs in secondary education on six early employment outcomes. Our contribution to the literature is threefold. First, we estimate . within the same, Belgian secondary education framework – the effects of two distinct...

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How do recruiters assess applicants who express a political engagement?

Moens, Eline; De Pessemier, Dyllis; Baert, Stijn - 2024

Although unequal treatment of workers based on political affiliation is prohibited in many countries, it is conspicuously understudied in the discrimination literature. In this study, we set up a vignette experiment with genuine recruiters to provide more insight into the effect of political...

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