In this paper we study the effects of unemployment benefit duration and the business cycle on unemployment duration. We … construct durations for individuals entering unemployment from a longitudinal sample of Spanish men in 1987-1994. Estimated … discrete hazard models indicate that receipt of unemployment benefits significantly reduces the hazard of leaving unemployment …

We use an audit study approach to investigate how unemployment duration, age, and holding a low-level "interim" job … callback from a potential employer. First, the results show no relationship between callback rates and the duration of … unemployment. Second, workers age 50 and older are significantly less likely to receive a callback. Third, taking an interim job …

Recent evidence from large-scale field experiments has shown that employers use job candidates' unemployment duration … mechanisms often related to the scarring effect of unemployment: general signalling theory, (perceived) skill loss, queuing … duration of unemployment on hiring intentions is mediated by the four theories. The lower hiring chances of the long …

We use an audit study approach to investigate how unemployment duration, age, and holding a low-level “interim” job … from a potential employer. First, the results show no relationship between callback rates and the duration of unemployment …

We use an audit study approach to investigate how unemployment duration, age, and holding a low-level "interim" job … callback from a potential employer. First, the results show no relationship between callback rates and the duration of … unemployment. Second, workers age 50 and older are significantly less likely to receive a callback. Third, taking an interim job …