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Social Assistance in Five Countries in North-Western Europe

Hansen, Hans - 2016

In this paper, we calculate the disposable incomes in 2012 of three selected family types receiving social assistance in five countries in north-western Europe. We also calculate the net replacement rates for families receiving social assistance, calculated on the basis of the disposable incomes...

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Old‐Age Employment and Hours of Work Trends : Empirical Analysis for Four European Countries

Aliaj, Arjeta - 2016

countries Germany, France and the Netherlands using the EU Labour Force Survey. Second, we characterize the different employment …

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Nonparametric Instrumental Variable Methods for Dynamic Treatment Evaluation

van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2016

We develop a nonparametric instrumental variable approach for the estimation of average treatment effects on hazard rates and conditional survival probabilities, without model structure. We derive constructive identification proofs for average treatment effects under noncompliance and dynamic...

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Educational Attainment and Labor Market Performance : An Analysis of Immigrants in France

Akgüc, Mehtap - 2015

Using a recent survey of immigrants to France, we provide a detailed analysis of the educational attainment and labor … market performance of various sub-population groups in France. Our results indicate that immigrants to France are less …

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Peer Effects in European Primary Schools : Evidence from Pirls

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - 2006

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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The Detrimental Effect of Job Protection on Employment : Evidence from France

Cahuc, Pierre - 2019

According to French law, employers have to pay at least six months salary to employees whose seniority exceeds two years in case of unfair dismissal. We show, relying on data, that this regulation entails a hike in severance payments at two-year seniority which induces a significant rise in the...

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The Unequal Cost of Job Loss Across Countries

Bertheau, Antoine; Acabbi, Edoardo Maria; Barcelo, Cristina - 2022

We document the consequences of losing a job across countries using a harmonized research design. Workers in Denmark …

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Ethnic Unemployment Rates and Frictional Markets

Gobillon, Laurent - 2013

The unemployment rate in France is roughly 6 percentage points higher for African immigrants than for natives. In the … rate gap in both France and the US, amounting to 17% to 25% of the relative gap in France and about 10% in the US. Among … these factors, differences in commuting distance plays the most important role. In France, though, longer commuting …

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Estimating the Effect of a Retraining Program on the Re-Employment Rate of Displaced Workers

Cavaco, Sandra - 2009

In this paper we estimate by matching techniques the effects of a French retraining program on the reemployment rate of displaced workers. This program, called "Conventions de conversion", was intended to improve reemployment prospects of displaced workers by proposing them retraining and job...

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Customer Discrimination and Employment Outcomes : Theory and Evidence from the French Labor Market

Combes, Pierre-Philippe - 2014

The paper investigates the link between the over-exposure of African immigrants to unemployment in France and their …

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