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Non-Tariff Measures and the World Trading System

Ederington, Josh - 2017

With the success of the World Trade Organization and its predecessor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, in … literature on non-tariff measures in the world trading system. It provides a set of stylized facts based on available data on non … measures in the trade literature with a focus on the rules and institutions that govern non-tariff measures in the world …

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Trade Effects of the New Silk Road : A Gravity Analysis

Baniya, Suprabha - 2019

This paper takes a first look at the trade effects of China's Belt and Road Initiative, also referred to as the New Silk Road, on the 71 countries potentially involved. The initiative consists of several infrastructure investment projects to improve the land and maritime transportation in the...

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Are short-lived jobs stepping stones to long-lasting jobs?

Cockx, Bart; Picchio, Matteo - 2009

This paper assesses whether short-lived jobs (lasting one quarter or less and involuntarily ending in unemployment) are stepping stones to long-lasting jobs (enduring one year or more) for Belgian long-term unemployed school-leavers. We proceed in two steps. First, we estimate labour market...

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Is the notification of monitoring a threat to the unemployed? : A regression discontinuity approach

Cockx, Bart (contributor); Dejemeppe, Muriel (contributor) - 2007

In July 2004, the Belgian government intensified monitoring within the Unemployment Insurance scheme. Workers claiming unemployment benefits for more than 13 months are notified that past job-search behavior will be monitored 8 months later. In one region the target group is counseled shortly...

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Income support policies for part-time workers : a stepping-stone to regular jobs? ; An application to young long-term unemployed women in Belgium

Cockx, Bart (contributor); Robin, Stéphane (contributor); … - 2006

We verify whether an income support policy for part-time workers in Belgium increases the transition from unemployment …

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Scarring effects of remaining unemployed for long-term unemployed school-leavers

Cockx, Bart; Picchio, Matteo - 2011

This study investigates whether and to what extent further unemployment experience for youths who are already long-term unemployed imposes a penalty on subsequent labor market outcomes. We propose a flexible method for analyzing the effect on wages aside of transitions from unemployment and...

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The threat of monitoring job search : a discontinuity design

Cockx, Bart; Dejemeppe, Muriel - 2010

Since July 2004 the job search effort of long-term unemployed benefit claimants is monitored in Belgium. We exploit the …

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Permanent wage cost subsidies for older workers : an effective tool for increasing working time and postponing early retirement?

Albanese, Andrea; Cockx, Bart - 2015

, but evidence on their effectiveness is scarce. This paper examines the effects of a permanent wage cost subsidy in Belgium …

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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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Pure ethnic gaps in educational attainment and school to work transitions : when do they arise?

Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart - 2013

grandchildren of natives and immigrants in Belgium into (i) differences in observed family endowments and (ii) a residual "pure …

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