Bart Cockx

Ghent University - Department of Economics

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Do Employers Discriminate Less if Vacancies are Difficult to Fill? Evidence from a Field Experiment

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Do Employers Discriminate Less if Vacancies are Difficult to Fill? Evidence from a Field Experiment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4093
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Feb 2013
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Niels Gheyle and Cora Vandamme
Ghent University, Ghent University - Department of Economics, Ghent University and Ghent University
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hiring discrimination, ethnic discrimination, labour market tightness, field experiments

Do Employers Discriminate Less If Vacancies are Difficult to Fill? Evidence from a Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7145
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Niels Gheyle and Cora Vandamme
Ghent University, Ghent University - Department of Economics, Ghent University and Ghent University
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labour market tightness, ethnic discrimination, field experiments, hiring discrimination

Do Employers Discriminate Less If Vacancies are Difficult to Fill? Evidence from a Field Experiment

IZA DP No. 7145
Posted: 24 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2013
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Niels Gheyle and Cora Vandamme
Ghent University, Ghent University - Department of Economics, Ghent University and Ghent University

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hiring discrimination, ethnic discrimination, labour market tightness, field experiments

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Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers

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Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers

CentER Working Paper Series No. 2011-094
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Aug 2011
Bart Cockx and Matteo Picchio
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Marche Polytechnic University - Department of Economic and Social Science
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scarring effect of unemployment duration, employment quality, wage in multivariate duration model, selectivity

Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Nov 2011
Matteo Picchio and Bart Cockx
Marche Polytechnic University - Department of Economic and Social Science and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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scarring effect of unemployment duration, employment quality, wage in multivariate duration model, selectivity

Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3565
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Sep 2011
Bart Cockx and Matteo Picchio
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Marche Polytechnic University - Department of Economic and Social Science
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scarring effect of unemployment duration, employment quality, wage in multivariate duration model, selectivity

Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5937
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx and Matteo Picchio
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Marche Polytechnic University - Department of Economic and Social Science
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employment quality, selectivity, wage in multivariate duration model, scarring effect of unemployment duration

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Are Short-Lived Jobs Stepping Stones to Long-Lasting Jobs?

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Are Short-Lived Jobs Stepping Stones to Long-Lasting Jobs?

Tilburg University REFLECT Research Paper No. 10/003
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Nov 2010
Matteo Picchio and Bart Cockx
Marche Polytechnic University - Department of Economic and Social Science and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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Event History Model, Transition Data, State Dependence, Short-Lived Jobs, Stepping Stone Effect, Long-Lasting Jobs

Are Short-Lived Jobs Stepping Stones to Long-Lasting Jobs?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4007
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 02 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx and Matteo Picchio
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Marche Polytechnic University - Department of Economic and Social Science
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stepping stone effect, long-lasting jobs, state dependence, event history model, transition data, short-lived jobs

Are Short-Lived Jobs Stepping Stones to Long-Lasting Jobs?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2569
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Mar 2009
Bart Cockx and Matteo Picchio
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Marche Polytechnic University - Department of Economic and Social Science
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event history model, transition data, state dependence, short-lived jobs, stepping stone effect, long-lasting jobs

Are Short-Lived Jobs Stepping Stones to Long-Lasting Jobs?

CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2010-95
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Sep 2010
Bart Cockx and Matteo Picchio
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Marche Polytechnic University - Department of Economic and Social Science
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event history model, transition data, state dependence, short-lived jobs, stepping stone effect, long-lasting jobs

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Vocational Training of Unemployed Workers in Belgium

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Feb 2003
Bart Cockx
Ghent University - Department of Economics
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Vocational Training, Evaluation, Transition Models, Job-search

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The Exhaustion of Unemployment Benefits in Belgium: Does it Enhance the Probability of Employment?

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 Jul 2004
Bart Cockx and Jean Ries
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Université Catholique de Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research
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unemployment insurance, programme evaluation, before-after estimator, nonparametric methods

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Do the Higher Educated Unemployed Crowd Out the Lower Educated Ones in a Competition for Jobs?

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Aug 2002
Bart Cockx and Muriel Dejemeppe
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research
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Job Competition, Crowding Out, Overeducation, Matching Function, Duration Analysis

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Priority of Unemployed Immigrants? A Causal Machine Learning Evaluation of Training in Belgium

CESifo Working Paper No. 8297
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 20 May 2020
Bart Cockx, Michael Lechner and Joost Boolens
Ghent University - Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research and Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding (VDAB)
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policy evaluation, active labour market policy, causal machine learning, modified causal forest, conditional average treatment effects

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Permanent Wage Cost Subsidies for Older Workers. An Effective Tool for Increasing Working Time and Postponing Early Retirement?

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Permanent Wage Cost Subsidies for Older Workers. An Effective Tool for Increasing Working Time and Postponing Early Retirement?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5301
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 24 Apr 2015
Andrea Albanese and Bart Cockx
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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wage cost subsidies, older workers, Weighted Difference-in-Differences, endogenous sampling

Permanent Wage Cost Subsidies for Older Workers: An Effective Tool for Increasing Working Time and Postponing Early Retirement?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8988
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Andrea Albanese and Bart Cockx
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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wage cost subsidies, older workers, weighted Difference-in-Differences, endogenous sampling

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Monitoring, Sanctions and Front-Loading of Job Search in a Non-Stationary Model

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Monitoring, Sanctions and Front-Loading of Job Search in a Non-Stationary Model

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6181
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Dec 2011
Bart Cockx, Muriel Dejemeppe, Andrey Launov and Bruno Van der Linden
Ghent University - Department of Economics, Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research, University of Wuerzburg and Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
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monitoring, sanctions, non-stationary job search, unemployment benefits, structural estimation

Monitoring, Sanctions and Front-Loading of Job Search in a Non-Stationary Model

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3660
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 06 Dec 2011
Bart Cockx, Muriel Dejemeppe, Andrey Launov and Bruno Van der Linden
Ghent University - Department of Economics, Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research, University of Wuerzburg and Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
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monitoring, sanctions, non-stationary job search, unemployment benefits, structural estimation

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Contracting Out Mandatory Counselling and Training for Long-Term Unemployed. Private For-Profit or Non-Profit, or Keep it Public?

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Contracting Out Mandatory Counselling and Training for Long-Term Unemployed. Private For-Profit or Non-Profit, or Keep it Public?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5587
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Dec 2015
Bart Cockx and Stijn Baert
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Ghent University
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contracting out of employment services, non-profit versis profit, private provision of public services, timing-of-events, long-term unemployment

Contracting Out Mandatory Counselling and Training for Long-Term Unemployed: Private For-Profit or Non-Profit, or Keep it Public?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9459
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 02 Nov 2015
Bart Cockx and Stijn Baert
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Ghent University
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contracting out of employment services, non-profit versus profit, private provision of public services, timing-of-events, long-term unemployment

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Flexicurity in Belgium - A Proposal Based on Economic Principles

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2655
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 May 2009
Bart Cockx and Bruno Van der Linden
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
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flexicurity, employment protection, unemployment insurance, active labour market policies, optimal design

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Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?

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Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3825
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Jun 2012
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx and Dieter Verhaest
Ghent University, Ghent University - Department of Economics and Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUBrussel)
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overqualification, underemployment, school-to-work transitions, duration analysis, dynamic treatment

Overeducation at the Start of the Career: Stepping Stone or Trap?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6562
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 May 2012 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx and Dieter Verhaest
Ghent University, Ghent University - Department of Economics and Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUBrussel)
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overqualification, underemployment, school-to-work transitions, duration analysis, dynamic treatment

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Working Time Reductions at the End of the Career: Do They Prolong the Time Spent in Employment?

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Working Time Reductions at the End of the Career: Do They Prolong the Time Spent in Employment?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9619
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Andrea Albanese, Bart Cockx and Yannick Thuy
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Ghent University - Department of Economics and Ghent University
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dynamic selection into treatment, Inverse Probability Weighting, older workers, part-time work, endogenous sampling

Working Time Reductions at the End of the Career. Do They Prolong the Time Spent in Employment?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5695
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 11 Feb 2016
Andrea Albanese, Bart Cockx and Yannick Thuy
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Ghent University - Department of Economics and Ghent University
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part-time work, older workers, inverse probability weighting, dynamic selection into treatment, endogenous sampling

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Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School

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Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5679
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Feb 2016
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx and Matteo Picchio
Ghent University, Ghent University - Department of Economics and Polytechnic University of Marche
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education, grade retention, track mobility, dynamic discrete choice models, heterogeneous treatment effects

Modeling the Effects of Grade Retention in High School

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9556
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx and Matteo Picchio
Ghent University, Ghent University - Department of Economics and Marche Polytechnic University - Department of Economic and Social Science
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grade retention, track mobility, heterogeneous treatment effects, dynamic discrete choice models, education

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How Does Working-Time Flexibility Affect Workers' Productivity in a Routine Job? Evidence from a Field Experiment

CESifo Working Paper No. 8663
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 05 Nov 2020
Marie Boltz, Bart Cockx, Ana Maria Diaz, Ana Maria Diaz and Luz Salas
Pontifical University Javeriana Cali - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University - Department of Economics, Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)Pontifical University Javeriana Inicio - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Pontifical University Javeriana Cali
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flexible work arrangements, part-time work, productivity, labor market flexibility, work-life balance

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Duration Dependence in the Exit Rate Out of Unemployment in Belgium: Is it True or Spurious?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 632
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Dec 2002 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx and Muriel Dejemeppe
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research
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unemployment duration, ranking, heterogeneity, business cycle

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Labour Costs and the Decision to Hire the First Employee

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Labour Costs and the Decision to Hire the First Employee

CESifo Working Paper No. 10425
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 May 2023
Bart Cockx and Sam Desiere
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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nonemployers, hiring decisions, payroll taxes, small businesses

Labour Costs and the Decision to Hire the First Employee

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16122
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 13 May 2023
Bart Cockx and Sam Desiere
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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nonemployers, hiring decisions, payroll taxes, small businesses

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Pure Ethnic Gaps in Educational Attainment and School to Work Transitions: When Do They Arise?

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Pure Ethnic Gaps in Educational Attainment and School to Work Transitions: When Do They Arise?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7262
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Stijn Baert and Bart Cockx
Ghent University and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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ethnic minorities, school-to-work transitions, dynamic discrete choice, educational attainment, discrimination, dynamic selection bias

Pure Ethnic Gaps in Educational Attainment and School to Work Transitions: When Do They Arise?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4162
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Apr 2013
Stijn Baert and Bart Cockx
Ghent University and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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dynamic discrete choice, dynamic selection bias, educational attainment, school-to-work transitions, ethnic minorities, discrimination

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The Threat of Monitoring Job Search: A Discontinuity Design

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The Threat of Monitoring Job Search: A Discontinuity Design

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3267
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Dec 2010
Bart Cockx and Muriel Dejemeppe
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research
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evaluation, monitoring, job-search, threat effect, regression-discontinuity, grouped data

The Threat of Monitoring Job Search: A Discontinuity Design

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5337
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 29 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx and Muriel Dejemeppe
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research
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evaluation, grouped data, regression-discontinuity, monitoring job-search, threat effect

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Income Support Policies for Part-Time Workers: A Stepping-Stone to Regular Jobs? An Application to Young Long-Term Unemployed Women in Belgium

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2432, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1863
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 26 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx, Stéphane R. Robin, Christian Goebel and Christian Goebel
Ghent University - Department of Economics, Recherche et Etudes Politiques Sociales, Santé, Habitat (CRESGE) and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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active labour market policies, mixed proportional hazard models, evaluation

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Scars of Recessions in a Rigid Labor Market

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Scars of Recessions in a Rigid Labor Market

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5240
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Mar 2015
Bart Cockx and Corinna Ghirelli
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Bank of Spain
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scars, graduating, labor market rigidity, recession, few clusters, cluster robust

Scars of Recessions in a Rigid Labor Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8889
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx and Corinna Ghirelli
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Bank of Spain
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cluster robust, graduating, labor market rigidity, recession, scars, few clusters

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Imperfect Monitoring of Job Search: Structural Estimation and Policy Design

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Imperfect Monitoring of Job Search: Structural Estimation and Policy Design

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10487
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 22 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx, Muriel Dejemeppe, Andrey Launov and Bruno Van der Linden
Ghent University - Department of Economics, Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research, University of Wuerzburg and Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
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sanctions, non-stationary job search, unemployment benefits, monitoring, structural estimation

Imperfect Monitoring of Job Search: Structural Estimation and Policy Design

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6323
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 28 Feb 2017
Bart Cockx, Muriel Dejemeppe, Andrey Launov and Bruno Van der Linden
Ghent University - Department of Economics, Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research, University of Wuerzburg and Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
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monitoring, sanctions, non-stationary job search, unemployment benefits, structural estimation

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Is the Notification of Monitoring a Threat to the Unemployed? A Regression Discontinuity Approach

CESifo Working Paper No. 2042, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2854
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Jul 2007
Bart Cockx and Muriel Dejemeppe
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research
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evaluation, monitoring job-search, threat effect, regression-discontinuity

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Monitoring Job Search Effort with Hyperbolic Time Preferences and Non-Compliance: A Welfare Analysis

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Monitoring Job Search Effort with Hyperbolic Time Preferences and Non-Compliance: A Welfare Analysis

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4187
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Apr 2013
Bart Cockx, Corinna Ghirelli and Bruno Van der Linden
Ghent University - Department of Economics, Bank of Spain and Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
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job search model, job search monitoring, non-compliance, hyperbolic discounting, social efficiency

Monitoring Job Search Effort with Hyperbolic Time Preferences and Non-Compliance: A Welfare Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7266
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx, Corinna Ghirelli and Bruno Van der Linden
Ghent University - Department of Economics, Bank of Spain and Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
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job search model, job search monitoring, non-compliance, hyperbolic discounting, social efficiency

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Long-Term Effects of Hiring Subsidies for Unemployed Youths—Beware of Spillovers

CESifo Working Paper No. 9972
Number of pages: 110 Posted: 11 Oct 2022
Andrea Albanese, Bart Cockx and Muriel Dejemeppe
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Ghent University - Department of Economics and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)
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hiring subsidies, youth unemployment, cross-border employment, regression discontinuity design, difference-in-differences, spillover effects, displacement

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How Effective are Hiring Subsidies to Reduce Long-Term Unemployment Among Prime-Aged Jobseekers? Evidence from Belgium

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How Effective are Hiring Subsidies to Reduce Long-Term Unemployment Among Prime-Aged Jobseekers? Evidence from Belgium

CESifo Working Paper No. 9325
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 04 Oct 2021
Sam Desiere and Bart Cockx
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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hiring subsidies, long-term unemployment, prime-aged jobseekers, triple difference, temporary help agencies

How Effective are Hiring Subsidies to Reduce Long-Term Unemployment Among Prime-Aged Jobseekers? Evidence from Belgium

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14767
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Sam Desiere and Bart Cockx
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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temporary help agencies, hiring subsidies, long-term unemployment, prime-aged jobseekers, triple difference

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The Long-Term Impact of Parental Migration on the Health of Young Left-Behind Children

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The Long-Term Impact of Parental Migration on the Health of Young Left-Behind Children

CESifo Working Paper No. 10780
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 29 Nov 2023
Jinkai Li, Erga Luo and Bart Cockx
Ghent University, Zhejiang University and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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young left-behind children, parental migration, Hukou system, long-term impact on health, event study analysis, mechanisms analysis

The Long-Term Impact of Parental Migration on the Health of Young Left-Behind Children

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16596
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 20 Nov 2023
Jinkai Li, Erga Luo and Bart Cockx
Ghent University, Zhejiang University and Ghent University - Department of Economics
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young left-behind children, parental migration, Hukou system, long-term impact on health, event study analysis, mechanisms analysis

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Losing Prospective Entitlement to Unemployment Benefits. Impact on Educational Attainment

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Losing Prospective Entitlement to Unemployment Benefits. Impact on Educational Attainment

CESifo Working Paper No. 9852
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 25 Jul 2022
Bart Cockx, Koen Declercq and Muriel Dejemeppe
Ghent University - Department of Economics, Facultés Universitaires Saint Louis à Bruxelles - CEREC and Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research
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unemployment insurance, conditionality, degree completion, school dropout, behavioural biases

Losing Prospective Entitlement to Unemployment Benefits. Impact on Educational Attainment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15439
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Jul 2022
Bart Cockx, Koen Declercq and Muriel Dejemeppe
Ghent University - Department of Economics, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research
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unemployment insurance, conditionality, degree completion, school dropout, behavioral biases

Losing Prospective Entitlement to Unemployment Benefits. Impact on Educational Attainment

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 16 Jul 2022
Bart Cockx, Koen Declercq and Muriel Dejemeppe
Ghent University - Department of Economics, Facultés Universitaires Saint Louis à Bruxelles - CEREC and Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research
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Unemployment insurance, conditionality, degree completion, school dropout, behavioral biases

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Long-Term Effects of Hiring Subsidies for Low-Educated Unemployed Youths

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16153
Number of pages: 113 Posted: 23 May 2023
Andrea Albanese, Bart Cockx and Muriel Dejemeppe
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Ghent University - Department of Economics and Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research
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hiring subsidies, youth unemployment, low-educated, regression discontinuity design, difference-in-differences, spillover effects

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Switching from an Inclining to a Zero-Level Unemployment Benefit Profile: Good for Work Incentives?

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Switching from an Inclining to a Zero-Level Unemployment Benefit Profile: Good for Work Incentives?

CESifo Working Paper No. 8136
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 04 Mar 2020
Bart Cockx, Koen Declercq, Muriel Dejemeppe, Leda Inga and Bruno Van der Linden
Ghent University - Department of Economics, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research, Universite du Luxembourg - Centre for Research in Economics and Management and Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
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youth unemployment, unemployment insurance, policy evaluation, difference-in-differences

Switching from an Inclining to a Zero-Level Unemployment Benefit Profile: Good for Work Incentives?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13002
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 02 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx, Koen Declercq, Muriel Dejemeppe and Bruno Van der Linden
Ghent University - Department of Economics, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), Catholic University of Louvain - School of Economic and Social Research and Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales
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policy evaluation, unemployment insurance, youth unemployment, difference-in-differences

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Wating Longer Before Claiming, and Activating Youth. No Point?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6104
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 09 Nov 2016
Bart Cockx and Eva Van Belle
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Ghent University - Department of Social Economics
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youth unemployment, policy evaluation, regression discontinuity design, survival analysis, quality of employment

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Waiting Longer Before Claiming, and Activating Youth: No Point?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10221
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx and Eva Van Belle
Ghent University - Department of Economics and Ghent University - Department of Social Economics
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youth unemployment, policy evaluation, regression discontinuity design, survival analysis, quality of employment

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Priority to Unemployed Immigrants? A Causal Machine Learning Evaluation of Training in Belgium

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Priority to Unemployed Immigrants? A Causal Machine Learning Evaluation of Training in Belgium

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12875
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 22 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Bart Cockx, Michael Lechner and Joost Boolens
Ghent University - Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research and Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding (VDAB)
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conditional average treatment effects, policy evaluation, active labour market policy, modified causal forest, causal machine learning

Priority to Unemployed Immigrants? A Causal Machine Learning Evaluation of Training in Belgium

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14270
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
Joost Boolens, Bart Cockx and Michael Lechner
Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding (VDAB), Ghent University - Department of Economics and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research
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active labour market policy, Causal machine learning, conditional average treatment effects, modified causal forest, policy evaluation

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How Does Working-Time Flexibility Affect Workers' Productivity in a Routine Job? Evidence from a Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13825
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Marie Boltz, Bart Cockx, Ana Maria Diaz, Ana Maria Diaz and Luz Salas
University of Strasbourg, Ghent University - Department of Economics, Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)Pontifical University Javeriana Inicio - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Pontifical University Javeriana Cali
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labor market flexibility, productivity, flexible work arrangements, work-life balance, part-time work

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Analysis of Transition Data by the Minimum-Chi-Square Method: An Application to Welfare Spells in Belgium

Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 79, No. 3, August 1997
Posted: 22 Mar 1998
Bart Cockx
Ghent University - Department of Economics

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