“...We study the impact of graduating in recessions in the Belgian labor market, where high minimum wages protect the low educated against wage losses but possibly...”

“...We provide additional evidence on the relationship between uncertainty and economic activity. For this purpose, we gather and construct a wide range of proxy...”

“...We study how unemployment benefit eligibility affects the layoff exit rate by exploiting quasi-experimental variation in eligibility rules in Italy. By using a...”

“...This paper investigates whether the early experience of non-employment has a causal impact on workers’ subsequent career. The analysis is based on a sample of...”

“...•The paper estimates the effect of unemployment benefits on layoffs in Italy•We draw an inflow sample of about 425,000 new jobs started between 2005 and...”

“...We study how unemployment benefit eligibility affects the layoff exit rate by exploiting quasi-experimental variation in eligibility rules in Italy. By using a...”

“...Causal impact analysis of policies provides higher standards of measuring policy efficiency but requires the availability of suitable data. This feasibility...”

“...We study the impact of graduating in a recession in Flanders (Belgium), i.e. in a rigid labor market. In the presence of a high minimum wage, a typical...”