find a high degree of downward nominal wage rigidity, which for rates of inflation lower than three percent is shown to … lead to higher equilibrium unemployment via the generated real wage wedge. …

presence of downwardly rigid nominal wages, low inflation may lead to higher equilibrium unemployment by hindering real wage …Bei Vorliegen nach unten starrer Nominallöhne erschwert niedrige Inflation Reallohnanpassungen und führt so … möglicherweise zu erhöhter gleichgewichtiger Arbeitslosigkeit. Dieser Aufsatz analysiert die wachsende Evidenz zu nach unten starren …

for economies with either an earnings-related or flat-rate unemployment compensation system are considered. A distinctive … feature of the analysis is the comparison of both unemployment compensation systems in a two-country setting. It is … demonstrated that the performance of a system with earnings-related or flat-rate unemployment benefits depends on whether the labor …

Based on a two-country model it is scrutinized how the structure of the unemployment benefit system affects the … consequences of idiosyncratic labor market shocks on real wages and unemployment in other countries. International spillover …

provoked if a single country reduces the generosity of the unemployment compensation system or weakens labor union power. For … degree of competition in the goods market and the institutional setup of the unemployment compensation system. Furthermore …

In dynamic wage bargaining models it is usually assumed that individual unemployment benefits are a fraction of the … average wage level. In most countries, however, unemployment benefits are instead tied to the previous level of individually … wage-setting curve with outcomes under other unemployment compensation schemes. In particular, we show that the widely used …

have boosted German competitiveness, resulting in higher exports, higher production and lower unemployment. This … explains the gains in competitiveness but increases unemployment and inequality, and the subsequent labour market reforms lower … unemployment by lessening the reservation wage and expanding the non-tradable sector. The model replicates the developments of the …