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 been … unemployment are primarily resulting from structural differences in labor policy and in the (vocational) education system, any …

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 … unemployment are primarily resulting from structural differences in labor policy and in the (vocational) education system, any …

Many European labor markets are characterized by heavy employment protection taxes and the widespread use of fixed … insiders to firing restrictions does not necessarily worsen unemployment. In fact, it may be the willingness of a majority of … unemployment and deteriorates efficiency. Moreover, we argue, that the concentration of firm ownership is likely to influence labor …

Many European labor markets are characterized by heavy employment protection taxes and the widespread use of fixed … insiders to firing restrictions does not necessarily worsen unemployment. In fact, it may be the willingness of a majority of … unemployment and deteriorates efficiency. Moreover, we argue, that the concentration of firm ownership is likely to influence labor …

provide a model showing that short-time work may save jobs in firms hit by strong negative revenue shocks, but not in less … severely-hit firms, where hours worked are reduced, without saving jobs. The cost of saving jobs is low because short-time work … demonstrates that short-time work saved jobs in firms faced with large drops in their revenues during the Great Recession, in …

2008-2009 crisis. This paper discusses the efficiency of this type of policy and investigates its impact on unemployment … and employment. There is some evidence that short-time compensation programs stabilize permanent employment and reduce … unemployment during downturns. All in all, it seems that short-time work programs used in the recent downturn had significant …

2008-2009 crisis. This paper discusses the efficiency of this type of policy and investigates its impact on unemployment … and employment. There is some evidence that short-time compensation programs stabilize permanent employment and reduce … unemployment during downturns. All in all, it seems that short-time work programs used in the recent downturn had significant …

relative labor-demand equations. The results demonstrate the existence of substitution of employment across times of the day …

data covering all French firms, we find that the program has had a strong and rapid impact on employment. The net cost per … job created for the government was around zero. The employment effect was stronger in areas where recruitment was easier … estimate that a credit conditional on net job creation above the employment growth threshold of -1%, would have maximized job …