Research

Published papers in refereed journals

1. Can skill decay increase search effort? with B. Decreuse, Economics Letters, 71, 359-362 (2001), [doi]
2. Self selection in education and matching frictions, with B. Decreuse, Labour Economics, 12, 251–267 (2005), [doi]
3. Adaptability, productivity and educational incentives in a matching model, with B. Decreuse and P. Granier, European Economic Review 49, 1007–1032 (2005), [doi]
4. Education, emploi et participation au marché du travail dans un modèle d’appariement , Recherches Economiques de Louvain, 71, 35-66 (2005)
5. Education et chômage dans les modèles d’appariement : une revue de littérature, Economie et Prévision, 169-171, 73-104 (2006)
6. Education, destruction des emplois et performance du marché du travail, La Revue Economique, 257, 5-33 (2006)
7. Overeducation of the rich vs undereducation of the poor : a search-theoretic microfoundation, with B. Decreuse, Labour Economics 17, 886-896, (2010), [doi]
8. Réforme de la protection de l’emploi et Inégalités face au chômage, en collaboration avec F. Malherbet, Recherches Economiques de Louvain, 76, 57 -112, (2010)
9. L a gestion du risque de chômage à l’aune du statut familial with B. Decreuse, Revue d’Economie Politique 120, 895-928, (2011)
10. E ducation and employment protection,with F. Malherbet, Labour Economics 20, 3-23, (2013) [doi] previous version of this paper : IZA DP 4799
11. Dualisme des contrats de travail et rotation de la main-doeuvre, with P. Cahuc and F. Malherbet, Revue Française d'Economie
12. Efficiency in a Search and Matching Economy with a Competitive Informal Sector, with F. Malherbet an M. Ulus, Economics Letters 118(1), 192-194, (2013), [doi]
13. Informality in developing countries: regulation and fiscal policies, with C. Terra and F. Malherbet, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 51(2), (2015) [doi] (revised version of the IZA working paper 5519)
14. Unemployment Compensation and Labor Allocation in Developing Countries, with F. Malherbet and M. Ulus, Journal of Public Economic Theory, 18(3), 385-416 (2016) (revised version of the IZA DP 7233) [doi]
15. Explaining the spread of temporary jobs and its impact on labor turnover, with P. Cahuc and F. Malherbet, International Economic Review, 57(2) 533-572, (2016) (revised version of IZA working paper 6365) [doi]
16. Homeownership and Labour market outcomes. With J. Beugnot et G. Lacroix, Journal of Economics, 127, pages161–183 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00712-018-0637-x
17. Taxation of Temporary Jobs: Good Intentions With Bad Outcomes ? With P. Cahuc, F. Malherbet, H. Benghalem et E. Limon, The Economic Journal, Volume 130, Issue 626, February 2020, Pages 422–445. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/uez062 (Previous version circulated as IZA DP 10352]) Supplementary appendix
18. Migrant Smuggling to Europe: a Matching Model. With C. Naiditch and R. Vranceanu, Journal of Population Economics 37, 18 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-024-00993-1 [pdf]
19. Employment Fluctuations, Job Polarization and Non-standard Work: Evidence from France. With I. Fontaine et T. Sopraseuth . Accepted at Labour Economics [pdf]

In progress

Recalls in Dual Labour Markets: Insights from French Administrative Data. With E. Menestrier and F. Malherbet [Draft available upon request]

Polarization in a dual labour market, with N. Rion and T. Sopraseuth [Draft available upon request]

Recall and waiting periods, with P. Cahuc, D. Gyetvai, F. Malherbet and E. Menestrier

Media Coverage

On the taxation of short-term contracts : Capital.fr ; L'Opinion.fr ; (in French) VoxEU.org (in English) (2016)

On migrant smuggling: The Conversation (2024)

On recalls and dualism in France: (forthcoming)