This paper compares the decentral organization of unemployment insurance in member states of a state union with the … between the states. Labor markets exhibit unemployment due to trade union's bargaining about the wage rate. In a decentral … scenario the states organize independently unemployment insurance and decide about the rate on wages contributed to the …

This paper investigates regional or international transfers as a means to prevent immigration into unemployment. We … analyze a two-country model with free migration in which the rich country is characterized by minimum wage unemployment … stronger productivity growth in the poor country, reducing both migration flows and unemployment in the rich country. This …