. It finds that in the central 'medium' unemployment scenario of 600,000 job losses, around 400,000 families will see their … higher income families. Measures announced by the Government - notably the flat-rate Pandemic Unemployment Payment of €350 … because its current design is less generous to lower earners than the Pandemic Unemployment Payment they would receive if laid …

As unemployment rises across the European Union (EU) it is important to understand the extent to which the incomes of … of this increase in unemployment. This paper uses the EU tax-benefit model EUROMOD to explore these issues, comparing … unemployment benefit is payable, the household situation of the unemployed person, and across countries. -- unemployment ; European …

In this paper we explore the potential of a new unemployment insurance benefit at EMU level to improve the income … stringent eligibility conditions, to increase generosity where current unemployment benefits are low relative to earnings and to … national unemployment insurance schemes and differences in labour force characteristics across countries, mainly in the …

We analyze different options for the design of a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA). We assess … degree of cross-country transfers. In the baseline, we focus on a non-contingent scheme covering short-term unemployment and … find that it would have absorbed a significant fraction of the unemployment shock in the recent crisis. However, four …

The idea of a common unemployment benefit system for the European Monetary Union (EMU) has provoked increasing interest … introduction of an EMU unemployment insurance (EMU-UI) scheme, for a selected number of countries of the Monetary Union. Our …

and Sweden). We conduct inference with mixed frequency data, combining quarterly series for unemployment, vacancies, GDP …, consumption, and investment, with annual data on unemployment flows. Parameters and shocks are estimated separately for each … country, which can then vary in terms of search and hiring costs, workers' bargaining power, unemployment benefits levels …

This paper develops a rational expectations model with multiple equilibrium unemployment rates where the price of … a permanent reduction in wealth and consumption and a permanent increase in the unemployment rate. My work suggests that …