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The effects of productivity and benefits on unemployment : breaking the link
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Kohlbrecher, Britta; Merkl, Christian - 2017
In the standard macroeconomic search and matching model of the labor market, there is a tight link between the quantitative effects of (i) aggregate productivity shocks on unemployment and (ii) unemployment benefits on unemployment. This tight link is at odds with the empirical literature. We...
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Adverse selection, learning, and competitive search
Mayr, Karin - 2020
I develop a dynamic version of the competitive search model with adverse selection in Guerrieri, Shimer and Wright (2010). My model allows for an analysis of the effects of firm learning on labor market efficiency in the presence of search frictions. I find that firm learning increases relative...
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Are older workers willing to learn?
Ruhose, Jens; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Weilage, Insa - 2020
examine a generous partial retirement reform in Germany that led to a massive increase in early retirement. Using county …
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A nudge to quit? : the effect of a change in pension information on annuitization, labour supply, and retirement choices among older workers
Hagen, Johannes; Hallberg, Daniel; Sjögren Lindquist, … - 2021
We study the effects of two exogenous modificationsin the Swedish pension system application formnudgingindividuals towards a fixed-term payout.Meanwhile, the set of available options and the default option-life annuity -were unchanged during the period under study. We examine the effects on...
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Calling older workers back to work
Grigoli, Francesco; Koczan, Zsoka; Topalova, Petia - 2021
Population aging in advanced economies could have significant macroeconomic implications, unless more individuals choose to participate in labor markets. In this context, the steep increase in the share of older workers who remain economically active since the mid1990s is an overlooked yet...
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Differentiating retirement age to compensate for career arduousness
Vandenberghe, Vincent - 2021
Population ageing in Europe calls for an overall rise in the age of retirement. However, many argue that this age … it first quantifies the impact of entire career arduousness on health at typical retirement age, relative to other key … determinants (gender, childhood health, parental longevity). It then estimates the degree of retirement age differentiation that …
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A nudge to quit? The effect of a change in pension information on annuitization, labor supply and retirement choices among older workers
Hagen, Johannes; Hallberg, Daniel; Sjögren Lindquist, … - 2018
relevant context where the use of nudge is widespread; retirement. Specifically, we find that an exogenous application form …
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I won't make the same mistake again : burnout history and job preferences
Sterkens, Philippe; Baert, Stijn; Moens, Eline; Derous, Eva - 2022
The existing burnout literature has predominantly focussed on the determinants of burnout, whereas its consequences for individual careers have received little attention. In this study, we investigate whether recently burned-out individuals and persons with a very high risk of clinical burnout...
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Which occupations do jobseekers and firms look for? : evidence from three public employment services
Martins, Pedro S. - 2021
This study proposes and applies a new methodology to analyse firms' and workers' occupational preferences. We use microdata covering all 2014-2018 vacancy and jobseeker registrations from the Public Employment Services of Belgium, Morocco, and South Korea. We find that a small number of...
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Does relative age affect speed and quality of transition from school to work?
Fumarco, Luca; Vandromme, Alessandro; Halewyck, Levi; … - 2022
We are the first to estimate the impact of relative age (i.e., the difference in classmates' ages) on both speed and quality of individuals' transition from education to the labour market. Moreover, we are the first to explore whether and how this impact passes through characteristics of...
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