Labor market policy evaluation in equilibrium: Some lessons of the job search and matching model

Pierre Cahuc and Thomas Le Barbanchon

Labour Economics, 2010, vol. 17, issue 1, 196-205

Abstract: We analyze the consequences of counseling provided to job seekers in a standard job search and matching model. It turns out that neglecting equilibrium effects induced by counseling can lead to wrong conclusions. In particular, counseling can increase steady state unemployment although counseled job seekers exit unemployment at a higher rate than the non-counseled. Dynamic analysis shows that permanent and transitory policies can have effects of opposite sign on unemployment.

Keywords: Evaluation; Job; search; counseling; Matching; model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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Working Paper: Labor Market Policy Evaluation in Equilibrium: Some Lessons of the Job Search and Matching Model (2009)
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