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Long-term unemployment, heterogeneity, and state dependence

New microeconometric evidence on unemployment persistence

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In dieser Arbeit wird zur Erklärung individueller Wiederbeschäftigungschancen von Arbeitslosen mittels Individualdaten für österreich ein Abgangsratenmodell geschätzt, wobei unter Berücksichtigung von unbeobachteter Populationsheterogenität auf verschiedene Formen von “state dependence” getestet wird. Die Abgangsrate in Beschäftigung steigt mit zunehmender Arbeitslosigkeitsdauer an und hängt primär von bestimmten persönlichen Charakteristika der Arbeitslosen und der Zahl der erhaltenen Arbeitsangebote ab. Die individuellen (Wieder-)Beschäftigungschancen von Personen, die neu oder wieder in das Erwerbsleben eintreten, sind relativ gering und werden außerdem durch vergangene langfristige Arbeitslosigkeit stark reduziert.

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I thank my collegues G. Flaig and G. Licht, G. Arminger, University of Wuppertal, A. Hamerle, University of Konstanz, R. Winter-Ebmer, University of Linz, and the referees for helpful comments. Support from the Austrian “Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung” is gratefully acknowleged. Of course, the usual caveats apply.

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Steiner, V. Long-term unemployment, heterogeneity, and state dependence. Empirica 17, 41–59 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00929343

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