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Azar, José - 2017

few firms dominate hiring in the market. Using data from the leading employment website CareerBuilder.com, we calculate …

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Minimum Wage Employment Effects and Labor Market Concentration

Azar, José - 2019

Why is the employment effect of the minimum wage frequently found to be close to zero? Theory tells us that when wages … – where wages are more likely to be below marginal productivity – experience significantly more positive employment effects … from the minimum wage. While increases in the minimum wage are found to significantly decrease employment of workers in low …

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The General Equilibrium Impacts of Unemployment Insurance : Evidence from a Large Online Job Board

Marinescu, Ioana Elena - 2016

During the Great Recession, U.S. unemployment benefits were extended by up to 73 weeks. Theory predicts that extensions increase unemployment by discouraging job search, a partial equilibrium effect. Using data from the large job board CareerBuilder.com, I find that a 10% increase in benefit...

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Wages, Hires, and Labor Market Concentration

Marinescu, Ioana Elena; Ouss, Ivan; Pape, Louis-Daniel - 2022

How does employer market power affect workers? We compute the concentration of new hires by occupation and commuting zone in France using linked employer-employee data. Using instrumental variables with worker and firm fixed effects, we find that a 10% increase in labor market concentration...

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Can Fixed-Term Contracts Put Low Skilled Youth on a Better Career Path? Evidence from Spain

Garacia-Perez, J. Ignacio - 2016

By reducing the commitment made by employers, fixed-term contracts can help low-skilled youth find a first job. However, the long-term impact of fixed-term contracts on these workers' careers may be negative. Using Spanish social security data, we analyze the impact of a large liberalization in...

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