New Approaches to the Study of Long-Term Non-Employment Duration in Italy, Germany and Spain

37 Pages Posted: 5 Dec 2017 Last revised: 5 May 2025

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Bruno Contini

University of Turin, Collegio Carlo Alberto, LABORatorio R. Revelli, Centre for Employment Studies, IZA; IZA Institute of Labor Economics

J. Ignacio Garacia-Perez

Universidad Pablo de Olavide - Department of Economics

Roberto Quaranta

Collegio Carlo Alberto

Toralf Pusch

Independent

Abstract

This study proposes a new approach to the analysis of non-employment and its duration in Germany, Italy and Spain using administrative longitudinal databases. Non-employment includes the discouraged unemployed not entitled to draw unemployment benefits and the long-term inactive. Many of the non-employed individuals will never return to the official labour market. We estimate the magnitude and duration of non-employment, applying the survival methodology developed in recent years to deal with 'workforce disposal'. Long-term non-employment (LTNE) may lead to dramatic changes in individual lifestyles, family and childbearing projects, levels of poverty and welfare at large.

Keywords: labor economics, inactivity, long-term unemployment, turnover

JEL Classification: D1, J0, J1, J6

Suggested Citation

Contini, Bruno and Garcia-Perez, J. Ignacio and Quaranta, Roberto and Pusch, Toralf, New Approaches to the Study of Long-Term Non-Employment Duration in Italy, Germany and Spain. IZA Discussion Paper No. 11167, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3081401

Bruno Contini (Contact Author)

University of Turin, Collegio Carlo Alberto, LABORatorio R. Revelli, Centre for Employment Studies, IZA ( email )

Collegio Carlo Alberto Via Real Collegio
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Italy
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IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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Bonn, D-53072
Germany

J. Ignacio Garcia-Perez

Universidad Pablo de Olavide - Department of Economics ( email )

Ctra. Utrera, Km.1
Sevilla, Seville 41010
Spain

HOME PAGE: http://www.upo.es/econ/garcia/

Roberto Quaranta

Collegio Carlo Alberto ( email )

via Real Collegio 30
Moncalieri, Torino 10024
Italy

Toralf Pusch

Independent ( email )

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