In this article, we use data from the European Community Household Panel to evaluate the impact of a French guaranteed income program, the RMI, on the hazard out of unemployment. Self-selection into the program is corrected using a multivariate duration model developed by [Abbring, J.H., van den...

This article evaluates the effectiveness of subsidized temporary jobs as stepping stones to regular employment. We study a French program that allows job seekers to work part-time while remaining registered with the unemployment agency. In this program, insured individuals concurrently receive...

A dynamic multi-sector model with net and excess mobility is developed to quantify the determinants of the canonical increasing wage-tenure profile. The model distinguishes between three factors: sector specific skill accumulation, sectoral-level shocks, and dynamic worker sector mismatch...

L’étude de l’incidence des dispositifs d’assurance chômage sur l’offre de travail s’est limitée jusqu’ici, faute de données, au système de protection sociale au travers de l’allocation chômage. Cependant, au cours des années 90, de plus en plus de ménages ont constitué une...

A dynamic multi-sector model with both net and excess mobility is developed to quantify the determinants of the canonical increasing wage-tenure profile. The model distinguishes between three potential factors: sector-specific skill accumulation, sector-specific shocks, and dynamic worker-sector...

This article evaluates the effectiveness of subsidized temporary jobs as stepping stones to regular employment. We study a French program (Activité Réduite) that allows job seekers to work part-time while remaining registered with the unemployment agency. Under this program, insured...

[eng] France’s 17 January 2003 Act on Wages, Working Time, and Employment Growth introduced a mechanism, effective 1 July 2003, for ensuring convergence between the official minimum wage (SMIC) and the various existing monthly guaranteed earnings (Garanties Mensuelles de Rémunération: GMRs)....

[fre] L'étude de l'incidence des dispositifs d'assurance chômage sur l'offre de travail s'est limitée jusqu'ici, faute de données, au système de protection sociale au travers de l'allocation chômage. Cependant, au cours des années 90, de plus en plus de ménages ont constitué une...