We analyze the results from three randomized controlled trials conducted in France between 2006 and 2010 in order to evaluate programs aiming at providing job-search assistance to job seekers. Several conclusions may be useful for the design of programs in the future. In particular, compared to...

We jointly model fertility and participation decisions of women who live in couple using a dynamic model. We consider France, Spain, Germany, uk and Denmark. We estimate, for the period going from 1994 to 2001, a dynamic bivariate probit model with random effects using the European Community...

In Canada, a policy aiming at helping single parents on social assistance become self-reliant was implemented on an experimental basis. The Self-Sufficiency Entry Effects Demonstration randomly selected a sample of 4,134 single parents who had applied for welfare between January 1994 and March...

[eng] Mobility and Short-Term Job Arrangements on the French Job Market: A Longitudinal Analysis for the 1986 to 1988 Period, by Denis Fougère, Thierry Kamionka.. . This paper deals with estimates based on a "mover-stayer" model using the panelized French Labour Force Survey for 1986 to 1988....

[spa] La modelización econométrica de las transiciones individuales en el mercado de trabajo, . por Jean-Pierre Florens, Denis Fougère, Thierry Kamionka y Michel Mouchart.. . Este artículo propone una presentación general y no demasiado técnica de los modelos econométricos actualmente...

We evaluate the impact of both on-the-job and out-of-employment training on the mobilities on the labour market. Using a French survey that provides work and training participation histories over a five-year period, we estimate a multi-spell multi-state transitions model with unobserved...

In this paper we present a study on mobility and careers, using a unique panel data set in France. The fh-dads database, resulting from the matching of Pôle Emploi (French National Employment Agency) historical database and dads panel data set, allows us to highlight indeed stability and...

In this paper we highlight the link existing between economic growth and inequality. Using the FH-DADS panel data set, resulting from the matching of Pôle Emploi (French National Employment Agency) historical database and the "Déclarations Annuelles de Données Sociales” data set (DADS), we...

We offer a statistical model of the order flow and estimate it using high frequency data from the Paris Bourse. Our model jointly explains the duration between two consecutive orders and the relative aggressiveness of the orders, depending upon the past ordes and the state of the book. Our...