unemployment rates represent a second source of exogenous variation. Third, we propose a novel identification approach based on …

layoffs and partly to an increase in transitions to unemployment. However, these two developments are not significantly …

unemployment and active labor market programs (ALMPs), utilizing a reform that decreased dismissal costs for small firms only … unemployment and some ALMPs. Our results suggest that there was less screening of new hires after the reform, and that … liberalization of EPL mitigates the stigma associated with unemployment and participation in ALMPs. …

unemployment rates represent a second source of exogenous variation. Third, we propose a novel identification approach based on …

In this paper we survey the recent empirical literature on the effects of offshoring on wage, employment and … displacement. We start with an overview of the measurement of offshoring, organizing our discussion around the three key elements … of offshoring: that it involves intermediate inputs for production (vs. final goods for consumption); that it involves …

years in case of unfair dismissal. We show, relying on data, that this regulation entails a hike in severance payments at … the fragility of low-seniority jobs implies that layoff costs reduce the average job duration and increase unemployment …