than 3000 students in 10 countries. We explain observed excess time to graduation by paying special attention to labor … market variables, such as unemployment, wage differentials and employment protection, and to the funding of tertiary …

. This model yields a simple relationship between (i) the unemployment rate, (ii) the value of non-market time, and (iii) the … and allow for measurement error. The estimated wage dispersion and mismatch for the US is consistent with an unemployment … not firms can ex ante commit to wage payments. -- search ; sorting ; wage dispersion ; on-the-job search ; unemployment …

cases, in particular for steel workers, entering unemployment meant withdrawal from the labor force. Finally, we show that …This paper analyzes the impact of the Austrian Regional Extended Benefit Program (REBP) on the labor market outcomes … for elderly workers in Austria. The REBP extended entitlement to regular unemployment benefits from 30 weeks to a maximum …