The paper analyses the effects of a 2011 increase in the unemployment benefit replacement rate on the job-finding rate of Slovenian benefit recipients. Using registry data on the universe of Slovenian unemployment benefit recipients, we exploit legislative changes that selectively increased the replacement rates for certain groups while leaving unchanged for the other. Applying this quasi-experimental approach, we find that increasing the replacement rate significantly decrease the hazard rate of the transition from unemployment to employment.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 1538201284We examine the effects of a 2013 labour market reform in Slovenia which made permanent contracts less restrictive and fixed-term contracts more restrictive. Using matched employeremployee database covering the entirety of Slovenia’s labour market participants, we compare the difference in outcomes for workers employed under permanent vs. fixed-term contracts before and after the legislative change. We find that the reform achieved both its stated goals of reducing labour market segmentation and improving access to jobs for vulnerable groups: (i) it increased the probability of accessing permanent jobs via transitions from both fixed-term jobs and unemployment, and (ii) it improved the accessibility of permanent jobs for both young and old workers.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 1538201540Lesjak, D. (editor in chief 2007-)
C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine
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COBISS.SI-ID: 230019072Trunk Širca, N. (editor-in-chief 2012-)
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