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Cahuc, Pierre; Kramarz, Francis; Nevoux, Sandra - 2018

Short-time work programs were revived by the Great Recession. To understand their operating mechanisms, we first 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...

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Why is French Equilibrium Unemployment so High?

L'Horty, Yannick; Rault, Christophe - 2004

Unemployment in France rose steadily from the early-seventies to the mid-eighties. Since the mid-eighties it has … continued to experience fluctuations around a very high average level. Equilibrium unemployment theories are a useful framework …, which includes a larger number of potential unemployment determinants than earlier work, allows an enriched reading of the …

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The labor market in Belgium, 2000-2016

Bodart, Vincent; Dejemeppe, Muriel; Van der Linden, Bruno - In: IZA World of Labor (2018)

Might the Belgian labor market be included in the gallery of “Belgian surrealism”? At first sight, Belgium with its 11 million inhabitants has withstood the Great Recession and the euro area debt crisis relatively well, quickly getting back on track toward growth and employment, apparently...

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Did the Intergenerational Solidarity Pact increase the employment rate of older workers in Belgium? : a macro-econometric evaluation

Dejemeppe, Muriel; Smith, Catherine; Van der Linden, Bruno - In: IZA journal of labor policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-23

In December 2005, the Belgian government adopted the law on the Intergenerational Solidarity Pact (ISP) aimed at increasing the employment rate of older workers. The main policies of the ISP consist of a pension bonus, reductions in employers' social security contributions and measures...

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Did the intergenerational solidarity pact increase the employment rate of older workers in Belgium? : a macro-econometric evaluation

Dejemeppe, Muriel; Smith, Catherine; Van der Linden, Bruno - 2015

In December 2005, the Belgian government adopted the law on the Intergenerational Solidarity Pact (ISP) aiming at increasing the employment rate of older workers. The main policies of the ISP consist in a pension bonus, reductions in employers' social security contributions and measures...

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Did the Intergenerational Solidarity Pact Increase the Employment Rate of Older Workers in Belgium? A Macro-Econometric Evaluation

Dejemeppe, Muriel - 2015

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The Impact of Growth, Labour Cost and Working Time on Employment: Lessons from the French Experience

L'Horty, Yannick; Rault, Christophe - 2003

To account for employment evolutions at the macro-economic level, we propose a modelling where employment is explained by added value, working time and real labour cost. Estimations using quarterly French macro-economic data are carried out in a multivariate framework for three sets of sectors....

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When Short-Time Work Works

Cahuc, Pierre - 2018

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The heterogeneous impact of short-time work: from saved jobs to windfall effects

Cahuc, Pierre; Kramarz, Francis; Nevoux, Sandra - 2021

Paid family leave allows workers to take time off from work to care for a family member with a serious health condition, with reduced financial risk and increased job continuity. In 2004, California was the first state in the nation to implement a paid family leave program allowing workers to...

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When Short-Time Work Works

Cahuc, Pierre; Kramarz, Francis; Nevoux, Sandra - 2018

Short-time work programs were revived by the Great Recession. To understand their operating mechanisms, Pierre Cahuc, Francis Kramarz & Sandra Nevoux first 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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014111500