In the first Chapter titled "Involuntary Unemployment, Wages, and the Signaling Effect of Interim Jobs", I investigate the interconnection between involuntary displacement, interim jobs, and future wage prospects. I estimate the signaling effect of taking up low-level interim jobs immediately...

Denmark has drawn much attention for its active labor market policies, but is almost unique in offering a voluntary public unemployment insurance program requiring a significant premium payment. A safety net program - a less generous, means-tested social assistance plan - completes the system....