This paper investigates the effects of the labor market experience of high school dropouts four years after leaving school by sending fictitious résumés to real job postings in France. Compared to those who have stayed unemployed since leaving school, the callback rate is not raised for those...

This paper investigates the effects of the labor market experience of high school dropouts four years after leaving school by sending fictitious résumés to real job postings in France. Compared to those who have stayed unemployed since leaving school, the callback rate is not raised for those...

En France, plus de 15 % des jeunes sont au chômage. Ce taux s'élève à 50 % pour ceux qui, à 20 ans, ne détiennent au mieux que le brevet du collège ; il est toujours de 25 % lorsqu'ils atteignent la trentaine. Les dispositifs pour y remédier n'ont pourtant pas manqué depuis quarante...

According to French law, employers have to pay at least six months salary to employees whose seniority exceeds two years in case of unfair dismissal. We show, relying on data, that this regulation entails a hike in severance payments at two-year seniority which induces a significant rise in the...