Pierre Cahuc

Pierre CAHUC is Professor of Economics at the Department which he joined in 2018. He is a Research Fellow at CEPR as well as at IZA, where he directs the "Labour Markets" research programme. He also directs Sciences Po's Chair Sécurisation des parcours professionnels. He is senior editor of Economic Policy and editor of the IZA Journal of Labor Economics. He was a member of the Conseil d'Analyse Economique from 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2016.

Prior to joining the Department, he was Professor at École Polytechnique and at École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économique (ENSAE), where he was the Head of Economic Research at CREST as well as Director of CREST’s Macroeconomic Laboratory.

To learn more about Pierre CAHUC, consult his website

featured publications

• "The Difficult School-to-Work Transition of High School Dropouts: Evidence from a Field Experiment" (with Stéphane Carcillo and Andreea Minea). Journal of Human Resources, volume 56(1), pp 159-183, winter 2021, VoxEu Column
• "Taxation of Temporary Jobs: Good Intentions with Bad Outcomes?" (with Olivier Charlot, Franck Malherbet, Hélène Benghalem and Emeline Limon). The Economic Journal, Volume 130, Issue 626, February 2020, pp. 422–445.
• "The Effectiveness of Hiring Credits" (with Stéphane Carcillo and Thomas Le Barbanchon). The Review of Economic Studies, vol 86(2), March 2019, pp. 593–626. Vox Eu Column
• "Trust and the Welfare State: The Twin Peaks Curve" (with Yann Algan and Marc Sangnier). The Economic Journal, vol 126, pp 861-883, June 2016 . Online appendix. Data. Vox Eu Column
• "Inherited Trust and Growth" (with Yann Algan). American Economic Review, Vol. 100, December 2010 : 2060–2092.
• "Family Values and the Regulation of Labor" (with Alberto Alesina, Yann Algan and Paola Giuliano). Journal of the European Economic Association, August 2015, 13(4), pp. 599-630.
• "The Detaxation of Overtime Hours: Lessons from the French Experiment" (with Stéphane Carcillo). Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 32, No. 2, April 2014, pp. 361-400. Vox EU Column
• "Regulation and Distrust" (with Philippe Aghion, Yann Algan and Andrei Shleifer). Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 2010, Vol. 125, No. 3, pp. 1015–1049. Online Appendix.
• "Wage Bargaining with On-the-Job Search: A Structural Econometric Model" (with Fabien Postel-Vinay and Jean-Marc Robin). Econometrica, 2006, 74(2), pp. 323-64.
• Labor Economics 2nd Edition, with Stéphane Carcillo and André Zylberberg, 1021 p, MIT Press, 2014.

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• Pierre Cahuc, Marco G Palladino. Employment Protection Legislation and Job Reallocation Across Sectors, Firms and Workers. 2024. ⟨hal-04673757⟩
• Pierre Cahuc. The Micro and Macro Economics of Short-Time Work. 2024. ⟨hal-04673743⟩
• Antonin Bergeaud, Pierre Cahuc, Clément Malgouyres, Sara Signorelli, Thomas Zuber. The Wage of Temporary Agency Workers. 2024. ⟨hal-04673773⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Jérémy Hervelin. The Effect of Workplace vs School-Based Vocational Education on Youth Unemployment: Evidence from France. European Economic Review, 2024, 162, pp.104637. ⟨10.1016/j.euroecorev.2023.104637⟩. ⟨hal-04711108⟩
• Hélène Benghalem, Pierre Cahuc, Pierre Villedieu. The Lock-in Effects of Part-Time Unemployment Benefits. 2022. ⟨hal-03881625⟩
• Pierre Cahuc. Inequalities in the French labour market: a mixed picture. Institute for Fiscal Studies; Nuffield Foundation. 2022. ⟨hal-03882550⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Bérangère Patault, Flavien Moreau. Judge Bias in Labor Courts and Firm Performance. 2022. ⟨hal-03881619⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Pauline Carry, Franck Malherbet, Pedro S Martins. Employment Effects of Restricting Fixed-Term Contracts: Theory and Evidence. 2022. ⟨hal-03812811⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Pauline Carry, Franck Malherbet, Pedro S Martins. Employment Effects of Restricting Fixed-Term Contracts: Theory and Evidence. 2022. ⟨hal-03881622⟩
• Tito Boeri, Pierre Cahuc. Labor Market Insurance Policies in the XXI Century. Annual Review of Economics, In press. ⟨hal-03878719⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Francis Kramarz, Sandra Nevoux. The Heterogeneous Impact of Short-Time Work: From Saved Jobs to Windfall Effects. 2021. ⟨hal-03881632⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Francis Kramarz, Sandra Nevoux. The Heterogeneous Impact of Short-Time Work: From Saved Jobs to Windfall Effects. 2021. ⟨hal-03602410⟩
• Hélène Benghalem, Pierre Cahuc, Pierre Villedieu. The Lock-In Effects of Part-Time Unemployment Benefits. 2021. ⟨hal-03389159⟩
• O. Bouba-Olga, Pierre Cahuc, Vanessa Di Paola, Laurent Gardin, Loïc Levoyer, et al.. Evaluation de l’expérimentation territoriale visant à résorber le chômage de longue durée. [0] Ministère du travail et de l'emploi. 2021. ⟨hal-04531536⟩
• O. Bouba-Olga, Pierre Cahuc, Vanessa Di Paola, Laurent Gardin, Loïc Levoyer, et al.. Evaluation de l’expérimentation territoriale visant à résorber le chômage de longue durée. [0] Ministère du travail et de l'emploi. 2021. ⟨hal-03702606⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Andreea Minea. The Difficult School-to-Work Transition of High School Dropouts: Evidence from a Field Experiment. Journal of Human Resources, 2021, 56 (1), pp.159-183. ⟨10.3368/jhr.56.1.0617-8894R2⟩. ⟨hal-03878721⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Camille Landais. Repenser l’assurance chômage : règles et gouvernance. Conseil d'analyse économique. 2021, pp.1-12. ⟨hal-03947927⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Jeremy Hervelin. Apprenticeship and Youth Unemployment. 2020. ⟨hal-03881645⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Jérémy Hervelin. Apprenticeship and Youth Unemployment. 2020. ⟨hal-03393055⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Olivier Charlot, Franck Malherbet, Helène Benghalem, Emeline Limon. Taxation of Temporary Jobs: Good Intentions with Bad Outcomes?. The Economic Journal, 2020, 130 (626), pp.422-445. ⟨10.1093/ej/uez062⟩. ⟨halshs-03682829⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Andreea Minea, Marie-Anne Valfort. When Correspondence Studies Fail to Detect Hiring Discrimination. 2019. ⟨hal-03881646⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Franck Malherbet, Julien Prat. The Detrimental Effect of Job Protection on Employment: Evidence from France. 2019. ⟨hal-03881628⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Sandra Nevoux. Inefficient Short-Time Work. 2019. ⟨hal-03393097⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Thomas Le Barbanchon. The Effectiveness of Hiring Credits. Review of Economic Studies, 2019, 86 (2), pp.593 - 626. ⟨10.1093/restud/rdy011⟩. ⟨hal-03391893⟩
• Pierre Cahuc. Wage Insurance, Part-Time Unemployment Insurance and Short-Time Work in the XXI Century. 2018. ⟨hal-03393111⟩
• Pierre Cahuc. France: Social Protection for the Self-Employed. The Future of Social Protection: What Works for Non-standard Workers?, OECD, pp.99-122, 2018, 9789264306943. ⟨10.1787/9789264306943-7-en⟩. ⟨hal-03947974⟩
• Pierre Cahuc. France: Social protection for the self-employed. The Future of Social Protection, Éditions OCDE, pp.99 - 122, 2018, 9789264306936. ⟨hal-03391918⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Francis Kramarz, Sandra Nevoux. When Short-Time Work Works. 2018. ⟨hal-03393127⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Sandra Nevoux. The inefficiency of regular reliance on short-time work. 2018. ⟨halshs-02552884⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Sandra Nevoux. L’inefficacité du recours récurrent à l’activité partielle. 2018. ⟨halshs-02520816⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Sandra Nevoux. L’inefficacité du recours récurrent à l’activité partielle. Institut des politiques publiques (IPP). 2018. ⟨hal-03947980⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Thomas Le Barbanchon. The Effectiveness of Hiring Credits. 2017. ⟨hal-03393157⟩
• Olivier Charlot, Pierre Cahuc, Franck Malherbet. Explaining the Spread of Temporary Jobs and Its Impact on Labor Turnover. International Economic Review, 2016, 2, pp.533-572. ⟨hal-02980207⟩
• Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc, Marc Sangnier. Trust and the Welfare State: the Twin Peaks Curve. The Economic Journal, 2016, 126 (593), pp.861--883. ⟨10.1111/ecoj.12278⟩. ⟨hal-01447855⟩
• Alberto Alesina, Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc, Paola Giuliano. Family Values and the Regulation of Labor. Journal of the European Economic Association, 2015, Forthcoming in print, ⟨10.1111/jeea.12121⟩. ⟨hal-03568223⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo. Youth Unemployment in France. Juan Dolado. No Country for Young People?, Centre for Economic Policy Research, pp.47 - 55, 2015, 9781907142857. ⟨hal-03393003⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, André Zylberberg. Les ennemis de l'emploi. Le chômage, fatalité ou nécessité ? Nouvelle édition. Flammarion, 2015, 9782081342637. ⟨hal-01309512⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo. Améliorer l'assurance chômage. Presses de Sciences Po, pp.111, 2014, 9782724616057. ⟨hal-01495271⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, André Zylberberg. Labor Economics. MIT Press, pp.1043, 2014, 9780262027700. ⟨hal-03256826⟩
• Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc, André Zylberberg. Un drame : une société de défiance ?. Et la confiance, bordel ?, Eyrolles, pp.18-31, 2014, 9782212559804. ⟨hal-01087865⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Thomas Le Barbanchon. Do Hiring Credits Work in Recessions?. 2014. ⟨hal-03602366⟩
• Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc, Marc Sangnier. Trust and the Welfare State: the Twin Peaks Curve. 2014. ⟨hal-03603011⟩
• Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc, Marc Sangnier. Trust and the Welfare State: The Twin Peaks Curve. 2014. ⟨halshs-01000117⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo. The Detaxation of Overtime Hours: Lessons from the French Experiment. Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 32 (2), pp.361 - 400. ⟨10.1086/674987⟩. ⟨hal-03460334⟩
• Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc. Trust, Well-Being and Growth: New Evidence and Policy Implications. Aghion; Philippe; Durlauf; Steven N. Handbook of Economic Growth, Elsevier Science‎, pp.49-120, 2014, 9780444520418. ⟨hal-01169659⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, André Zylberberg. Labor Economics. MIT Press, 2014, 978-0-262-02770-0. ⟨hal-01076752⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Ulf Rinne, Klaus Zimmermann. Youth Unemployment in Old Europe: The Polar Cases of France and Germany. IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2013, 2 (18), pp.1 - 23. ⟨10.1186/2193-9012-2-18⟩. ⟨hal-03470561⟩
• Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Olivier Galland, André Zylberberg. La machine à trier. Éditions Eyrolles, pp.171, 2013, La nouvelle société de l'emploi, 9782212557770. ⟨hal-01520850⟩
• Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc. Trust and Growth. Annual Review of Economics, 2013, 5, pp.521 - 549. ⟨10.1146/annurev-economics-081412-102108⟩. ⟨hal-03384696⟩
• Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc, Andrei Shleifer. Teaching Practices and Social Capital. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5 (3), pp.189 - 210. ⟨10.1257/app.5.3.189⟩. ⟨hal-03393449⟩