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Pierre Cahuc

Pierre Cahuc

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
42
Citations
12769
World Ranking
2019
National Ranking
44

Overview

Pierre Cahuc is affiliated with Sciences Po in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of economics, econometrics, and finance, as well as social sciences and health professions. Their research primarily focuses on labor market dynamics and wage inequality, employment and welfare studies, and firm innovation and growth. Additional topics of interest include law, economics, judicial systems, corporate finance and governance, retirement, disability, employment, and labor movements and unions.

Their recent scholarly output includes several publications circulated in prominent venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal and the European Economic Review. Notable papers include "The Heterogeneous Impact of Short-Time Work: From Saved Jobs to Windfall Effects" published in 2021 in the SSRN Electronic Journal; "The effect of workplace vs school-based vocational education on youth unemployment: Evidence from France" from 2023 in the European Economic Review; and "Employment Effects of Restricting Fixed-Term Contracts: Theory and Evidence," released in 2022 also in the SSRN Electronic Journal. Other contributions include "Employment Protection Legislation and Job Reallocation Across Sectors, Firms and Workers: A Survey" from 2024 in SSRN Electronic Journal.

Cahuc frequently collaborates with other researchers. Regular co-authors include Jérémy Hervelin, Arne Uhlendorff, Stéphane Carcillo, Flavien Moreau, and Pauline Carry. These collaborations reflect a concentrated network within labor economics and related fields.

Their research is often published in venues where they are a regular contributor, including the SSRN Electronic Journal with 10 publications, AEA Randomized Controlled Trials with 6, European Economic Review, Annual Review of Economics, and the Journal of the European Economic Association each with one.

  • Main fields of study: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences, Health Professions
  • Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Accounting, Education
  • Main research topics: Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, Employment and Welfare Studies, Firm Innovation and Growth, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, Corporate Finance and Governance, Retirement, Disability, and Employment, Labor Movements and Unions
  • Frequent co-authors: Jérémy Hervelin, Arne Uhlendorff, Stéphane Carcillo, Flavien Moreau, Pauline Carry
  • Frequent publication venues: SSRN Electronic Journal, AEA Randomized Controlled Trials, European Economic Review, Annual Review of Economics, Journal of the European Economic Association

Best Publications

  • Inherited Trust and Growth

    Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc

  • Regulation and Distrust

    Philippe Aghion;Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc;Andrei Shleifer

  • Wage bargaining with on-the-job search: Theory and evidence

    Pierre Cahuc;Fabien Postel-Vinay;Jean-Marc Robin

  • Temporary jobs, employment protection and labor market performance

    Pierre Cahuc;Fabien Postel-Vinay

  • Trust, Growth, and Well-Being: New Evidence and Policy Implications

    Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc

  • Family Values and the Regulation of Labor

    Alberto F Alesina;Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc;Paola Giuliano

  • Minimum wage unemployment and growth

    Pierre Cahuc;Philippe Michel

  • Two-Tier Labor Markets in the Great Recession: France vs. Spain

    Samuel Bentolila;Pierre Cahuc;Juan José Dolado;Thomas le Barbanchon

  • Teaching Practices and Social Capital

    Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc;Andrei Shleifer

  • Civic Virtue and Labor Market Institutions

    Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc

  • La société de défiance : comment le modèle social français s'auto-détruit

    Pierre Cahuc;Yann Algan

  • Explaining the spread of temporary jobs and its impact on labor turnover

    Pierre Cahuc;Olivier Charlot;Franck Malherbet

  • Trust and Growth

    Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc;Pierre Cahuc

  • Civic Attitudes and the Design of Labour Market Institutions: Which Countries Can Implement the Danish Flexicurity Model?

    Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc

  • Public employment and labour market performance

    Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc;André Zylberberg

  • La nouvelle microéconomie

    Pierre Cahuc

  • A THEORY OF WAGES AND LABOR DEMAND WITH INTRA‐FIRM BARGAINING AND MATCHING FRICTIONS*

    Pierre Cahuc;Francois Marque;Francois Marque;Etienne Wasmer;Etienne Wasmer

  • Job Protection: The Macho Hypothesis

    Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc

  • Youth Unemployment in Old Europe: The Polar Cases of France and Germany

    Pierre Cahuc;Stéphane Carcillo;Ulf Rinne;Klaus F. Zimmermann

  • The Roots of Low European Employment: Family Culture?

    Yann Algan;Pierre Cahuc

  • Two‐Tier Labour Markets in the Great Recession: France Versus Spain-super-

    Samuel Bentolila;Pierre Cahuc;Juan J. Dolado;Thomas Le Barbanchon

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Aghion
Philippe Aghion London School of Economics and Political Science
Andrei Shleifer
Andrei Shleifer Harvard University
Fabien Postel-Vinay
Fabien Postel-Vinay University College London
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Klaus F. Zimmermann Maastricht University
Francis Kramarz
Francis Kramarz Collège de France
Alberto Alesina
Alberto Alesina Harvard University
Juan J. Dolado
Juan J. Dolado European University Institute
Jean-Marc Robin
Jean-Marc Robin Sciences Po
Paul Beaudry
Paul Beaudry University of British Columbia
Guy Laroque
Guy Laroque University College London

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