Most times the effects of social interventions targeted to specific subgroups of the population are "a priori" uncertain. This is why measuring them "ex post" is of major value to learn which interventions work, on which target groups, in which macroeconomic conditions. The exponential growth of...

The goal of increasing the number of open-ended contracts can be pursued in different ways, acting on the supply side or on the demand side - that is, either on workers or on employers. For instance, incentives can be given to firms willing to hire workers with open-ended contracts. By contrast,...