"This paper examines the causes of the observed increase in the average duration of unemployment over the past thirty … in the generosity and coverage of unemployment insurance. We find that changes in the composition of the labor force and … institutional changes can only partially account for the longer duration of unemployment. We construct a job search model and …

This paper examines the causes of the observed increase in the average duration of unemployment over the past thirty … in the generosity and coverage of unemployment insurance. We find that changes in the composition of the labor force and … institutional changes can only partially account for the longer duration of unemployment. We construct a job search model and …

risk of unemployment during recessions than are skilled workers. Moreover, unskilled workers earn less income, which limits … their ability to self-insure. We examine how this heterogeneity in unemployment risk and income translates into …

by a cyclical shift in the observable characteristics of the unemployed. Individual responses to labor market conditions …