This paper is the first to use program administrative data from Brazil's National Employment System (SINE) to assess … evaluate the impact of SINE on employment probability, wage rates, time until reemployment, and job tenure. Difference …

This paper is the first to use program administrative data from Brazil's National Employment System (SINE) to assess … evaluate the impact of SINE on employment probability, wage rates, time until reemployment, and job tenure. Difference …

questions on the determinants of firms' labor demand, unemployed individuals' job search behavior and the state's role in …

for their business success. Firms that report vacancies to the Public Employment Service in the early stage of their … existence stay longer in the market and grow stronger. Moreover, while hiring the unemployed can benefit startups, the timing is … other employees. Conversely, once the management team is in place, hiring the unemployed for "regular" positions fosters …

-displacement wage. Using rich and accurate data on workers’ employment patterns before and after displacement, we compare the earnings … and employment outcomes of displaced workers who entered transfer companies with those that did not. Workers can choose … and IV estimates indicate that the use of a transfer company has a positive and significant effect on employment rates …