In this paper we examine the persistent effects of past wages of displaced workers on the probability of finding a new job and on wages in the new job. We use a new database looking at the post-displacement experience of a sample of Belgian workers who have lost their jobs because of a sizeable...

Using longitudinal matched employer-employee data, we show that a standard wage equation ignoring firm and individual effects yields a baseline explaining 36 percent of wage variation. Firm specific wage components, including common firm-wide omitted human capital, accounts for an additional 22...

In this paper, we demonstrate substantial heterogeneity in wage growth across firms within industry, and across workers within firm in Belgium. This variation does not appear to be consistent with simple measurement error stories, but rather seems to be evidence of a more complex labor market....

We develop a model of turnover and wages based on the legal limits on workers' liability. A simple two-period model generates differences among firms in entry level wages, and in returns to age and tenure. It predicts that both quits and discharges are negatively correlated with the steepness of...

[eng] The Creation and Axing of Jobs and Unemployment : The Belgian Case, . by Benoît Mulkay and Marc A. Van Audenrode.. . This article uses a sample of over one thousand firms to present a number of results concerning the creation and axing of jobs in Belgium. These levels are lower than those...

Dans cet article, nous dérivons et testons quelques implications sur l'emploi et la formation des salaires de la théorie Insiders-Outsiders. On dérive un modèle de demande de travail et de formation de salaires des entreprises en supposant qu'elles déterminent l'emploi, alors que les...

This paper examines the curious group of unemployed person who are eligible for unemployment insurance benefits but do not receive them. The characteristics of the group are illustrated and factors linked to the decision to take up benefits are identified. A measure is provided for the...