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Duration dependence as an unemployment stigma : evidence from a field experiment in Germany
Nüß, Patrick - 2018
individual has been unemployed for 10 months, pointing to the existence of an unemployment stigma for Germany. The results are … evidence for an unemployment stigma determined by the contract type. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011863974
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Job search during the COVID-19 crisis
Hensvik, Lena; Le Barbanchon, Thomas; Rathelot, Roland - 2020
This paper measures the job-search responses to the COVID-19 pandemic using realtime data on vacancy postings and ad views on Sweden's largest online job board. First, the labour demand shock in Sweden is as large as in the US, and affects industries and occupations heterogeneously. Second, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213681
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Duration dependence as an unemployment stigma : evidence from a field experiment in Germany
Nüß, Patrick - 2017
individual has been unemployed for 10 months, pointing to the existence of an unemployment stigma for Germany. The results are … evidence for an unemployment stigma determined by the contract type. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011710015
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From unemployment benefits to unemployment accounts
Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002
We explore the implications of replacing current unemployment benefit (UB) systems by unemployment accounts (UA). Under … the UA system, employed people would be required to make ongoing contributions to their unemployment accounts, and the … balances in these accounts would then be available to them during periods of unemployment. The government would be able to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011412084
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On the interplay between Keynesian and supply side economics
Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - 2007
largely unexplored, set of determinants of the effectiveness of Keynesian and supply-side economic policies. -- unemployment … ; employment ; wage setting ; labour force participation ; labour market dynamics ; unemployment persistence ; imperfect … unemployment responsiveness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009736646
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No longer qualified? : changes in the supply and demand for skills within occupations
Burke, Mary A.; Sasser, Alicia; Sadighi, Shahriar; … - 2020 - This version: October 2019
Using a novel database of 159 million online job postings, we examine changes in employer skill requirements for education and specific skillsets between 2007 and 2017. We find that upskilling - in terms of increasing demands for bachelor's degrees as well as software skills - was a persistent...
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No longer qualified? : changes in the supply and demand for skills within occupations
Sasser, Alicia; Burke, Mary A.; Sadighi, Shahriar; … - 2023
Although labor market "mismatch" often refers to an imbalances in supply and demand across occupations, mismatch within occupations can arise if skill requirements are changing over time, potentially reducing aggregate matching efficiency within the labor market. To test this, we examine changes...
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The use of social networks in recruiting processes from a firms perspective
Rebien, Martina - 2010
Sociological as well as economic research is interested in the role of social networks in staffing processes. Empirical studies usually consider them as relevant from the job seekers' point of view. But there is only little knowledge of firms' perspective on this issue. This paper contributes to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003948372
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Frictions and the joint behavior of hiring and investment
Yashiv, Eran - 2012
The decisions of firms on investment and hiring play a crucial role in business cycle fluctuations. This paper explores their dynamic behavior in the presence of frictions. It does so within a unified framework, stressing their mutual dependence and placing the emphasis on their joint,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009548650
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Frictions and the Joint Behavior of Hiring and Investment
Yashiv, Eran - 2012
The decisions of firms on investment and hiring play a crucial role in business cycle fluctuations. This paper explores their dynamic behavior in the presence of frictions. It does so within a unified framework, stressing their mutual dependence and placing the emphasis on their joint,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104684