This paper is interested in the modeling of the relationship between active and passive labor market policies and the aggregate unemployment outflow rate. The authors' model is based on a matching function and includes a simple representation of the competition between various groups of job...

This paper is concerned with the effect of the unemployment insurance system and of training programs on unemployment outflow rates disaggregated by sex and two unemployment duration categories. The model is based on a matching function and includes a simple representation of the competition...

This paper tries to bridge the gap between the theoretical and empirical analyses of the aggregate impacts of labor market policies (LMPs). Contrary to previous empirical studies, we conduct an econometric analysis based on sound theoretical foundations. The specification is based on an...

This paper is concerned with the general equilibrium effects of active labor market programs and the unemployment insurance system (the replacement ratio and the level of sanctions). It develops an equilibrium job matching model where active programs and the rate of sanctions have an amiguous...