We examine the relationship between unemployment benefits and unemployment using Swedish regional data. To estimate the … effect of an increase in unemployment insurance (UI) on unemployment we exploit the ceiling on UI benefits. The benefit … find fairly robust evidence suggesting that the actual generosity of UI does matter for regional unemployment. Increases in …

job. This paper uses an administrative dataset from the Slovak Republic on durations of individual unemployment spells …

In this study we examine the contribution of severance pay to employment and unemployment development using data on …-varying labor market institutions. While the positive effect of severance pay on unemployment garners some support, there is no real …

-run inflation-unemployment tradeoff. …

lead to higher equilibrium unemployment via the generated real wage wedge. …

. When we evaluate the use of AWAs against unemployment, there is also evidence that the jobless are entering AWAs as …

We develop a growth model with unemployment due to imperfections in the labor market. In this model, wage inertia and …

insiders to firing restrictions does not necessarily worsen unemployment. In fact, it may be the willingness of a majority of … unemployment and deteriorates efficiency. Moreover, we argue, that the concentration of firm ownership is likely to influence labor …