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A tale of two countries : a story of the French and US polarization
Albertini, Julien; Hairault, Jean-Olivier; Langot, François - 2017
This study investigates job polarization in the United States and in France. In the data, the dynamics of employment … France until the mid-1990s, and then rebounded until 2007. The evolution of US routine employment went in opposite directions … skilled labor are the main drivers of polarization in a context of growing employment levels. In France, in contrast …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011732027
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Spillover effects of minimum wages in a two-sector search model
Moser, Christoph; Stähler, Nikolai - 2009
Labor market studies on the effects of minimum wages are typically confined to the sector or worker group directly affected. We present a two-sector search model in which one sector is more productive than the other one and thus, pays higher wages. In such a framework, setting a minimum wage in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298748
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Spillover effects of minimum wages in a two-sector search model
Moser, Christoph; Stähler, Nikolai - Deutsche Bundesbank - 2009
Labor market studies on the effects of minimum wages are typically confined to the sector or worker group directly affected. We present a two-sector search model in which one sector is more productive than the other one and thus, pays higher wages. In such a framework, setting a minimum wage in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005083115
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Measuring the equilibrium effects of unemployment benefits dispersion
Vuuren, Aico van; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Ridder, Geert - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en … - 1999
We analyze the impact of unemployment benefits and minimum wages using an equilibrium search model which allows for dispersion of benefits and productivity levels, job-to-job transitions, and structural and frictional unemployment. The estimation method uses readily available aggregate data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010783168
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Measuring the Equilibrium Effects of Unemployment Benefits Dispersion
Ridder, G; den Berg, Gerard J van; van Vuuren, Aico - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
We analyse the impact of unemployment benefits and minimum wages using an equilibrium search model, which allows for dispersion of benefits and productivity levels, job-to-job transitions, and structural and frictional unemployment. The estimation method uses readily available aggregate data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123878
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Measuring the equilibrium effects of unemployment benefits dispersion
Vuuren, Aico van; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Ridder, Geert - VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business … - 1999
We analyze the impact of unemployment benefits and minimum wages using an equilibrium search model which allows for dispersion of benefits and productivity levels, job-to-job transitions, and structural and frictional unemployment. The estimation method uses readily available aggregate data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005451429
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Space and time in macroeconomic panel data : young workers and state-level unemployment revisited
Foote, Christopher L. (contributor) - 2007
A provocative paper by Shimer (2001) finds that state-level youth shares and unemployment rates are negatively correlated, in contrast to conventional assumptions about demographic effects on labor markets. This paper updates Shimer's regressions and shows that this surprising correlation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003715766
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Inequality, Technology and Job Polarization of the Youth Labor Market in Europe
Bheemaiah, Kariappa - 2015
This paper presents a connecting methodology in order to trace the emerging dynamics of inequality for the youth populace of Europe. We determine that the development of these dynamics are directly affected by the advancement of technology, and especially related to Information and Communication...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013021498
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Youth Unemployment in Uruguay
Torres, Jose L.; McKenzie, Sidonia - 2021
Uruguay enjoys favorable social outcomes, and its labor indicators are comparable to other Latin American countries, but its youth unemployment is one of the highest in the world. To help understand this duality, we employ synthetic panels from repeated household surveys for LA6 countries from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013250054
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How unemployment scarring affects skilled young workers : evidence from a factorial survey of Swiss recruiters
Shi, Lulu P.; Imdorf, Christian; Samuel, Robin; Sacchi, … - In: Journal for labour market research 52 (2018) 7, pp. 1-15
We ask how employers contribute to unemployment scarring in the recruitment process in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. By drawing on recruitment theories, we aim to better understand how recruiters assess different patterns of unemployment in a job candidate’s CV and how this affects...
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