Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers Creation-Date: 2000-04-12 Number: 00-030/3 Author-Name: Paul Frijters Author-Email: pfrijters@feweb.vu.nl Author-Workplace-Name: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Title: The Non-Parametric Identification of Lagged Duration Dependence Abstract: In this paper, I consider the identification of lagged durationdependence in multiple spells without using the assumtion that there are additionalregressors orthogonal to the individual effects. The non-parametricidentification strategy is applied to the multiple non-employment spells of 2066 newentrants. The estimated lagged duration dependence function rises for the first 4months and thereafter decreases, suggesting negative effects of non-employmentfor long periods of non-employment. Classification-JEL: C41; C14; J64 File-Url: https://papers.tinbergen.nl/00030.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Size: 1366700 bytes Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20000030