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Mandatory advance notice of layoff : evidence and efficiency considerations
Cederlöf, Jonas; Fredriksson, Peter; Nekoei, Arash; … - 2021
We investigate a prevalent, but understudied, employment protection policy: mandatory advance notice (MN), requiring employers to notify employees of forthcoming layoffs. MN increases future production, as notified workers search on the job, but reduces current production as they supply less...
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Partial disability system and labor market adjustment : the case of Spain
Silva, José Ignacio; Vall Castello, Judit - 2013
Although partially disabled individuals in Spain are allowed to combine the receipt of disability benefits with a job, the empirical evidence shows that employment rates for this group of individuals are very low. Therefore, in this paper we construct labor market model with search intensity and...
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The effect of job referrals on labor market outcomes in Brazil
O'Leary, Christopher J.; Cravo, Túlio; Sierra, Ana Cristina - 2019
This paper is the first to use program administrative data from Brazil's National Employment System (SINE) to assess the impact of SINE job interview referrals on labor market outcomes. Data for a five-year period (2012-2016) are used to evaluate the impact of SINE on employment probability,...
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Mobility assistance programmes for unemployed workers, job search behaviour and labour market outcomes
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Mahlstedt, Robert - 2017
reducing unemployment leads to industrialised countries offering financial support to unemployed job seekers when searching for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011764641
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The effect of job referrals on labor market outcomes in Brazil
O'Leary, Christopher J.; Cravo, Túlio; Sierra, Ana C.; … - 2019
This paper is the first to use program administrative data from Brazil's National Employment System (SINE) to assess the impact of SINE job interview referrals on labor market outcomes. Data for a five-year period (2012-2016) are used to evaluate the impact of SINE on employment probability,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011992106
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Jobcenters' strategies to promoting the inclusion of immigrant and native job seekers : a comparative analysis based on PASS survey data
Lehweß-Litzmann, René; Söhn, Janina - In: Journal for labour market research 56 (2022) 1, pp. 1-24
This paper comparatively analyzes strategies of German Jobcenters to bring native and immigrant job seekers into employment. It focuses on clients who receive means-tested basic income for the unemployed, based on data from the Panel Study Labour Market and Social Security (PASS) from year 2015...
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Learning about job search : a field experiment with job seekers in Germany
Altmann, Steffen; Falk, Armin; Jäger, Simon; … - 2015
received a brochure that informed them about job search strategies and the consequences of unemployment, and motivated them to … individuals who exhibit an increased risk of long-term unemployment. For this group, the brochure increases employment and …
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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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Learning about job search : a field experiment with job seekers in Germany
Altmann, Steffen; Falk, Armin; Jäger, Simon; … - 2015
received a brochure that informed them about job search strategies and the consequences of unemployment, and motivated them to … individuals who exhibit an increased risk of long-term unemployment. For this group, the brochure increases employment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010528810
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From giving birth to paid labor : the effects of adult education for prime-aged mothers
Bergemann, Annette; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2014
Women without work after childbirth are at risk of losing their connection to the labor market. However, they may participate in adult education programs. We analyze the effect of this on the duration to work and on the wage rate, by applying conditional difference-in-differences approaches. We...
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