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A flexicurity labor market during recession : long-term unemployment did not rise under the flexicurity model during the great recession, despite the large drop in GDP
Andersen, Torben M. - 2015
low unemployment. But how did it fare during the recession, especially in Denmark, which has been highlighted as having a … employment in a recession. Did the high rate of job turnover continue or did long-term unemployment rise? And did the social …
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Enforcement of labor regulations and job flows : evidence from Brazilian cities
Abras, Ana; Almeida, Rita; Carneiro, Pedro; Corseuil, … - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 8 (2018) 24, pp. 1-19
The frequency of labor inspections in Brazil increased in the late 1990s. In the years that followed, between 2003 and 2007, formal employment expanded significantly in the country. This paper examines whether these city-level changes in labor inspections could be a significant factor...
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The impact of monitoring and sanctioning on unemployment exit and job-finding rates : job search monitoring and benefit sanctions generally reduce unemployment duration and boost e...
McVicar, Duncan - 2014
Unemployment benefits often reduce incentives to search for a job. Policymakers have responded to this behaviour by … setting minimum job search requirements, by monitoring to check that unemployment benefit recipients are engaged in the … search monitoring and benefit sanctions reduce unemployment duration and increase job entry in the short term. There is some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417039
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The welfare effects of mandatory reemployment programs: combining a structural model and experimental data
Maibom Pedersen, Jonas - 2021
This paper estimates a structural model of job search which accounts for utility costs and benefits linked to mandatory reemployment programs. The estimation uses data from a randomized experiment which generates exogenous variation in the threat of program participation. I use the compensating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012703033
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Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Stephan, Gesine - 2021
In the German unemployment insurance system, Integration Agreements (IA) are mandatory contracts between the employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012415082
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Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Stephan, Gesine - 2021
Integration Agreement (IA) are contracts between the employment agency and the unemployed, nudging the latter to comply with rules on search behavior. We designed and implemented an RCT involving thousands of newly unemployed workers, randomizing at the individual level both the timing of the IA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012496735
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The impact of monitoring and sanctioning on unemployment exit and job-finding rates : job search monitoring and benefit sanctions generally reduce unemployment duration and boost e...
McVicar, Duncan - 2020
Unemployment benefits often reduce incentives to search for a job. Policymakers have responded to this behaviour by … setting minimum job search requirements, by monitoring to check that unemployment benefit recipients are engaged in the … search monitoring and benefit sanctions reduce unemployment duration and increase job entry in the short term. There is some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012222378
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Labor market policies during an epidemic
Birinci, Serdar; Karahan, Fatih; Mercan, Yusuf; See, Kurt - 2020
labor market to compare unemployment insurance (UI) expansions and payroll subsidies. In isolation, payroll subsidies that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012309193
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Can subsidized employment tackle long-term unemployment? : experimental evidence from North Macedonia
Armand, Alex; Carneiro, Pedro; Tagliati, Federico; Xia, … - 2020
This paper examines the impact of an experiment in North Macedonia in which vulnerable unemployed individuals applying to a subsidized employment program were randomly selected to attend job interviews. Employers hiring a new employee from the target population receive a subsidy covering the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012249635
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Job search monitoring and assistance for the unemployed : can job search requirements and job search assistance help the unemployed find better jobs faster?
Marinescu, Ioana E. - 2017
In many countries, reducing unemployment is among the most important policy goals. In this context, monitoring job …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011706313