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Social interactions have important consequences for labour market outcomes. Yet the growing literature has relied on indirect definitions of networks. We present the first evidence based on direct information on friends' networks. We address issues of correlated effects with instrumental...
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"The empirical literature on unemployment insurance has focused on its direct effect on unemployment duration, while … of the unemployment insurance system aiming at reducing high European unemployment rates should consider both effects …. This paper provides evidence on the effect of unemployment benefits on unemployment and employment duration in Europe …
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The generosity of the Unemployment Insurance system (UI) plays a central role for the job search behavior of unemployed … entitlement, has a negative impact on the job search activities of the unemployed increasing their unemployment duration. Despite … the disincentive effect of UI on unemployment duration, UI benefit generosity may also increase job match quality by …
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We investigate the effect of social interactions on labor market outcomes using a direct measure of social contacts based on information about individuals' three best friends and their characteristics. We examine the effect of the number of employed friends on the transition from non-employment...
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heterogeneity and to the endogeneity of displacement. -- Job displacement ; job loss ; unemployment duration ; retirement …
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The generosity of the Unemployment Insurance system (UI) plays a central role for the job search behavior of unemployed … entitlement, has a negative impact on the job search activities of the unemployed increasing their unemployment duration. Despite … the disincentive effect of UI on unemployment duration, UI benefit generosity may also increase job match quality by …
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acting as an information transmission mechanism. -- networks ; unemployment ; friendship ties …
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robust evidence that the future unemployment risk is lower for those who are currently on low pay compared to those who are … most marked in neighbourhoods with high unemployment which is attributable to the much poorer prospects of the unemployed …
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