In mid-2008, high employment and low unemployment rates characterised the Estonian labour marketin comparison with the …, ethnic groups, and workers with different skilllevels. As Estonia entered recession in 2008, the unemployment rate almost …

"This paper studies the effect of unemployment benefits on the unemployment and subsequent employment duration using … heterogeneity. We find that recipients, relative to non-recipients, face lower exit rates from unemployment, while an additional … month in unemployment increases their subsequent employment stability. This positive correlation between previous …