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service (PES) and random search. The eligibility of a new match depends on the applicant's unemployment duration and on the … the search effectiveness of the PES, crowd out the active jobseekers and reduce overall employment as well as social … welfare. Nevertheless, reforms are a visible success for the PES and its target group, as they significantly increase the …
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service (PES) and random search. The eligibility of a new match depends on the applicant’s unemployment duration and on the … the search effectiveness of the PES, crowd out the active jobseekers and reduce overall employment as well as social … welfare. Nevertheless, reforms are a visible success for the PES and its target group, as they significantly increase the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004992682
Our search model combines two search methods, the public employment service (PES) and random search. The separation …-term (STU) and the long-term unemployed (LTU) randomly search for a vacancy. In the last stage the PES matches registered … than the STU. The effects of the hiring subsidy and of profiling techniques to increase the effectiveness of the PES depend …
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The search model contains two matching technologies, the public employment service (PES) with its type … placed by the PES search for jobs. The placement activity of the PES increases the bargained wages, reduces active job search …Das Suchmodel umfasst zwei Matching-Technologien, die des PES mit typspezifischen Registern für Arbeitslose und …
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Unemployment benefits, benefit duration, base period and qualifying period are constituent parameters of the unemployment insurance system in most OECD countries. From economic research we know that the amount and duration of unemployment benefits increase unemployment. To analyze the effects of...
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This paper deals with the consequences of the existence of private employment agencies on the labor market. Using a matching framework, we study the conditions of existence of private employment agencies and the consequences of competition on the market for job placement. We show that the...
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We analyse the effects active labour market programmes (ALMPs) have on unemployment in a union wage-setting framework when search is endogenous. We assume that a union president, elected by majority voting determines the wage. We analyse the case where ALMPs increase match efficiency of the...
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Many workers believe that personal contacts are crucial for obtaining jobs in high-wage sectors. On the other hand, firms in high-wage sectors report using employee referrals because they help provide screening and monitoring of new employees. This paper develops a matching model that can...
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This paper investigates the role of employee referrals in the labor market. Using an original data set, I find that industries that pay wage premia and have characteristics associated with high-wage sectors rely mainly on employee referrals to fill jobs. Moreover, unemployment rates are higher...
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Many workers believe that personal contacts are crucial for obtaining jobs in high-wage sectors. On the other hand, firms in high-wage sectors report using employee referrals because they help provide screening and monitoring of new employees. This Paper develops a matching model that can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124260