1970 – 2011 and explicitly analyze the effects of unemployment and labor market institutions on suicide rates. In line with … a large body of literature our results suggest that unemployment increases suicide mortality, while real economic growth … tends to decrease suicides. The results also indicate that unemployment benefits decrease suicides of males, while …

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 …

decreases, and the two have different implications for human health. An alternative measure for net current biological …

The public health care systems in the Nordic countries provide high quality care almost free of charge to all citizens …. However, social inequalities in health persist. Previous research has, for example, documented substantial educational …