The paper develops an equilibrium search and matching model where two-person families as well as singles participate in … receive higher wages than employed singles. The model is applied to a welfare analysis of alternative unemployment insurance …

unemployment insurance scheme. We show that such immigration can create a negative immigration surplus due to adverse effects on …

unemployment. Four main results are derived: (i) the optimal size of the welfare state depends on the degree of risk-aversion and … the unemployment rate as a measure of labor income risk. The unemployment rate partly reflects the country’s exposure to … globalization; (ii) corporate taxation and social insurance have equivalent effects on unemployment and outbound FDI; (iii) while an …

challenges the two basic functions of the welfare state, redistribution and social insurance when private unemployment insurance … markets are missing. The main results are: (i) outsourcing raises unemployment and labor income risk ofunskilled workers; (ii … welfare optimal redistribution and unemployment insurance policies. …

public unemployment insurance program requiring a significant premium payment. A safety net program--a less generous, means …

unemployment. Labor market regulations, unemployment benefits, and high levels of public consumption in many European countries …

information on parents’ schooling and employment status. Unemployment might have negative psychological effects, with impact on … unemployment was in fact the major driving force. …

program that extended unemployment benefits drastically for a subset of workers in selected regions of Austria. We use non … unemployment duration and probability of long term unemployment decrease. These effects are the largest when the program intensity … matching models and discuss the policy implications of our results for the EUC extensions in the US. …