Studies the longevity of startups and the determinants of survival for new manufacturing plants, using econometric duration models to analyze the timing of plant exits. A database of 17,000 Portuguese manufacturing plants opened in the 1980s is used to determine effect of plant size on the...

This paper uses a unique Portuguese data set to examine the effect of unemployment benefit receipt and maximum duration of benefits on escape rates from unemployment. The focus is on the time profile of transitions out of unemployment. The novel aspect of the study resides in its identification...