France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be … observed in Southern European countries, a "lost generation" may arise in France. In stark contrast, youth unemployment has … short-term oriented policies can only have temporary effects. Ultimately, the youth unemployment disease in France and in …

minimum wage in firms with less than 10 employees in France from December 2008 to December 2009. Using rich administrative …

In October 2007 France introduced an exemption on the income tax and social security contributions that applied to …

treatment on the outcome are identified. We estimate the model on an administrative data set of unemployed workers in France … anticipation" assumption and rules out a "threat effect" of training programs in France …

national origin and ethnicity, and on experimental as well as survey evidence collected in France, puts this syllogism to a …

school by sending fictitious résumés to real job postings in France. Compared to those who have stayed unemployed since …

left full-time education in France in 1998 and interviewed in 2001 and 2005, this paper examines the process of their …

minimum wage in firms with less than 10 employees in France from December 2008 to December 2009. Using rich administrative …