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Implicit Contracts, Unemployment, and Labor Market Segmentation

Altmann, Steffen - 2010

We analyze the impact of imperfect contract enforcement on the emergence of unemployment. In an experimental labor … observable, but not verifiable to a situation where explicit contracts are feasible. Our main result shows that unemployment is … much higher when third-party contract enforcement is absent. Unemployment is involuntary, being caused by firms' employment …

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Long-term work contracts versus sequential spot markets : experimental evidence on firm-specific investment

Anderhub, Vital; Königstein, Manfred; Kübler, Dorothea - 1999

Dismissal rules, i.e. legally enforced long term contracts, have beem defended against criticism for, among other things, providing efficient incentives to invest in relationship specific skills. However, in many situations efficient investment can also be attained by spot contracts. We...

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Gift exchange and reciprocity in competitive experimental markets

Fehr, Ernst; Kirchsteiger, Georg; Riedl, Arno - 1995

unemployment. -- gift exchange ; reciprocity ; experiments …

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Duration dependence as an unemployment stigma : evidence from a field experiment in Germany

Nüß, Patrick - 2017

individual has been unemployed for 10 months, pointing to the existence of an unemployment stigma for Germany. The results are … evidence for an unemployment stigma determined by the contract type. …

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Duration dependence as an unemployment stigma : evidence from a field experiment in Germany

Nüß, Patrick - 2017

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A Field Experiment on Labor Market Speeddates for Unemployed Workers

Klaauw, Bas - 2019

We conduct a field experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of labor market speeddates where unemployed workers meet temporary employment agencies. Our analysis shows that participation in such events increases immediate job finding by 6-7 percentage points. In the subsequent months, employment...

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The welfare effects of mandatory reemployment programs: combining a structural model and experimental data

Maibom, Jonas - 2021

This paper estimates a structural model of job search which accounts for utility costs and benefits linked to mandatory reemployment programs. The estimation uses data from a randomized experiment which generates exogenous variation in the threat of program participation. I use the compensating...

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Equity and efficiency in multi-worker firms : insights from experimental economics

Abeler, Johannes; Altmann, Steffen; Goerg, Sebastian J.; … - 2011

In this paper, we discuss recent evidence from economic experiments that study the impact of social preferences on workplace behavior. We focus on situations in which a single employer interacts with multiple employees. Traditionally, equity and efficiency have been seen as opposing aims in such...

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Equity and Efficiency in Multi-Worker Firms : Insights from Experimental Economics

Abeler, Johannes - 2011

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Does job search assistance reduce unemployment? : experimental evidence on displacement effects and mechanisms

Cheung, Maria; Egebark, Johan; Forslund, Anders; Laun, Lisa - 2019

assistance. Our findings show that the assistance reduces unemployment among the treated, but also creates substantial … displacement leading to higher unemployment for the non-treated. By using detailed information on caseworker and job seeker … unemployment and reduced government spending. …

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