The effect of the potential duration of unemployment benefits on unemployment exits to work and match quality in France

Thomas Le Barbanchon

Labour Economics, 2016, vol. 42, issue C, 16-29

Abstract: Recent empirical literature finds very limited average effects of generous unemployment benefits on match quality. This study examines those effects in a setting where they could be large. We focus on workers with low employability and evaluate the impact of a large increase in potential benefit duration from 7 to 15months. Our regression discontinuity design does not elicit significant short-term or medium-term effects on either employment duration or wages, whereas we find large positive effects on unemployment and non-employment duration.

Keywords: Unemployment benefits; Job match quality; Regression discontinuity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C41 J64 J65 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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Working Paper: The Effect of the Potential Duration of Unemployment Benefits on Unemployment Exits to Work and Match Quality in France (2012)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2016.06.003

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