Effectiveness of job search interventions: a meta-analytic review.
The current meta-analytic review examined the effectiveness of job search interventions in
facilitating job search success (ie, obtaining employment). Major theoretical perspectives on …
facilitating job search success (ie, obtaining employment). Major theoretical perspectives on …
The economic legacy of civil war: firm-level evidence from Sierra Leone
P Collier, M Duponchel - Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
This article positions itself among the very rare microeconomic analyses on the
consequences of civil war. Up to now, most analyses on this topic are based on household …
consequences of civil war. Up to now, most analyses on this topic are based on household …
Duration dependence and labor market conditions: Evidence from a field experiment
This article studies the role of employer behavior in generating “negative duration
dependence”—the adverse effect of a longer unemployment spell—by sending fictitious …
dependence”—the adverse effect of a longer unemployment spell—by sending fictitious …
Job seekers' perceptions and employment prospects: Heterogeneity, duration dependence, and bias
AI Mueller, J Spinnewijn, G Topa - American Economic Review, 2021 - aeaweb.org
This paper uses job seekers' elicited beliefs about job finding to disentangle the sources of
the decline in job-finding rates by duration of unemployment. We document that beliefs have …
the decline in job-finding rates by duration of unemployment. We document that beliefs have …
The concept of employability
RW McQuaid, C Lindsay - Employability and local labour markets, 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
'Employability'plays a crucial role in informing labour market policy in the UK, the EU and
beyond. The concept of employability has been deployed to describe the objectives of the …
beyond. The concept of employability has been deployed to describe the objectives of the …
The effect of unemployment benefits and nonemployment durations on wages
JF Schmieder, T von Wachter, S Bender - American Economic Review, 2016 - aeaweb.org
We estimate that unemployment insurance (UI) extensions reduce reemployment wages
using sharp age discontinuities in UI eligibility in Germany. We show this effect combines …
using sharp age discontinuities in UI eligibility in Germany. We show this effect combines …
Do employers use unemployment as a sorting criterion when hiring? Evidence from a field experiment
S Eriksson, DO Rooth - American economic review, 2014 - aeaweb.org
The stigma associated with long-term unemployment spells could create large inefficiencies
in labor markets. While the existing literature points toward large stigma effects, it has proven …
in labor markets. While the existing literature points toward large stigma effects, it has proven …
Adaptive cyclic exit strategies from lockdown to suppress COVID-19 and allow economic activity
Many countries have applied lockdown that helped suppress COVID-19, but with
devastating economic consequences. Here we propose exit strategies from lockdown that …
devastating economic consequences. Here we propose exit strategies from lockdown that …
Institutional reforms and dualism in European labor markets
B Tito - Handbook of labor economics, 2011 - Elsevier
Most of the recent literature on the effects of labor market institutions on wages and
employment draws on reforms used as natural experiments. This is a significant …
employment draws on reforms used as natural experiments. This is a significant …