Pallage, Stéphane J.; Scruggs, Lyle; Zimmermann, Christian - 2008
period examined in this paper (1972–2002), the flat rate bene-
fit, referred to as the “immediate benefit” in Figure 1, was … expected value closest to W. This is done for every year in our
1972–2002 sample, thereby giving us the path of UI generosity … is empirical. Parametrizing our model economies
to the period 1972–2002 in the United Kingdom, we find dramatic drops in …