This paper examines the impact of the fourth partial revision of the law of unemployment insurance (AVIG) on … unemployment dynamics in Switzerland at a cantonal level. The authors apply the Synthetic Control Method (SCM), a matching method … unemployment rate at a cantonal level: the reform had a discernible impact on lowering the unemployment rate in the Italian- and …

of labor economics and behavioral environmental economics. Each chapter relies on a different identification strategy. In … entitlement of the maximum unemployment benefit duration to identify the medium-run effects of reduced benefit durations on post-unemployment …

The present dissertation aims to describe three essays related to labor market institutions, growth and gender … inequality. Essay 1 addresses the impact of labor market institutions on economic growth. Using a quantitative study and … considering the time and country-specific characteristics, I analyzed the role of labor market institutions in conventional growth …