sequencing of benefits), monitoring in conjunction with sanctions, and workfare. Our reading of the theoretical literature is …This paper provides a review of the recent literature on how incentives in unemployment insurance (UI) can be improved …

monitoring and sanctions restores search incentives most effectively, since it brings additional incentives to search actively so … of improving the efficiency of UI: the duration of benefit payments, monitoring in conjunction with sanctions, and … monitoring and sanctions than in the other two systems. Workfare appears to be inferior to the other two systems. …

sequencing of benefits), monitoring in conjunction with sanctions, and workfare. Our reading of the theoretical literature is …This paper provides a review of the recent literature on how incentives in unemployment insurance (UI) can be improved …

We model how unemployment benefit sanctions - benefit reductions that are imposed if unemployed do not comply with job … benefit sanctions are more effective in reducing unemployment than an across the board reduction in the replacement rate. …

search monitoring and benefit sanctions reduce unemployment duration and increase job entry in the short term. There is some …Unemployment benefits often reduce incentives to search for a job. Policymakers have responded to this behaviour by … setting minimum job search requirements, by monitoring to check that unemployment benefit recipients are engaged in the …

, an additionally provided monthly application decreases the length of spells by 4%. In line with theory, we further find …

, an additionally provided monthly application decreases the length of spells by 4%. In line with theory, we further find …

react to this constraint. Standard job search theory predicts that requirements affect each job seeker relative to her … search theory. …