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Abstract
While the literature on unemployment insurance (UI) has extensively documented the role of benefit level and duration, little is known about the e˙ect of UI eligibility conditions. These conditions often impose a minimum work history to qualify for UI benefits. In this paper, we exploit a French reform that softened this require-ment after 2009 to evaluate the impact of UI eligibility conditions on employment duration. Using administrative panel data matching employment and unemploy-ment spells, we provide evidence that the reform induced a jump in employment exits at the new threshold. Our results show that firms’ hiring decisions are instru-mental in this separation response: they schedule fixed-term contracts such that their duration coincide with the new minimum work history condition. The reform also a˙ects the employment duration of workers beyond those seeking UI eligibility, which indicates the emergence of a new norm in contract length.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 15 Nov 2022 |
Number of pages | 57 |
Publication status | Published - 15 Nov 2022 |
Event | The 34th EALE Conference 2022 - Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands Duration: 21 Sept 2022 → 23 Sept 2022 Conference number: 34 https://eale.nl/ |
Conference
Conference | The 34th EALE Conference 2022 |
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Number | 34 |
Location | Maastricht University |
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Maastricht |
Period | 21/09/2022 → 23/09/2022 |
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Keywords
- Unemployment insurance
- Employment duration
- Firm behavior
- Temporary employment
Activities
- 5 Lecture and oral contribution
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Unemployment Insurance Eligibility and Employment Duration
Brébion, C. (Lecturer)
8 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Unemployment Insurance Eligibility and Employment Duration
Brébion, C. (Lecturer)
10 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Unemployment Insurance Eligibility and Employment Duration
Brébion, C. (Lecturer)
2 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution