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...

Various types of basic income schemes are considered to compensate the allocative inefficiencies induced by unemployment insurance systems. This paper develops a dynamic general equilibrium model of a unionized economy where participation to the labor market is endogenous and the budget of the...

This article develops a (partial equilibrium) microeconomic theory of popular-economy organizations (PEOs). Motivated by empirical data on PEOs in Santiago de Chile, we show that they are labor-managed firms (LMFs) embedded in dense social networks where cooperation between worker-members plays...

In this paper, we study the effect of subsidised on-the-job training, training for the unemployed and pure wage subsidies on the probability of leaving an employer. We base the analysis on a sample of unemployed workers who have been hired during the 1991-92 period. Since individuals benefiting...

This paper is motivated by empirical observations on popular-economy firms (PEFs) in the informal sector of Santiago de Chile. These are labor-managed firms embedded in popular milieu where cooperation between their members plays a central role. This paper develops a (partial equilibrium)...

This paper develops a dynamic general equilibrium model of a unionized economy to analyze the impact of unconditional basic income schemes on unemployment. Starting from a given level of the unemployment benefits, two reforms are envisaged : one where these benefits are replaced by a higher...

In recent discussions on wage policies and their effects on employment it has been argued that the elasticity of employment to real wages can be different in case of wage increases and wage decreases. The paper analyses first the conceptual and methodological issues raised by this assertion. It...

Reductions of social security contributions (RSSC) and a basic income (BI) (or the related Negative Income Tax) are considered in a dynamic general equilibrium framework with imperfect competition on the labour market (the ‘wage-setting/price-setting’ model). The cases with homogeneous and...