The generosity of the Unemployment Insurance system (UI) plays a central role for the job search behavior of unemployed … entitlement, has a negative impact on the job search activities of the unemployed increasing their unemployment duration. Despite … benefit duration on unemployment duration and post-unemployment outcomes. We find a spike in the re-employment hazard for the …

When unemployed persons go into business, they often are characterized as necessity entrepreneurs, because push factors …, namely their unemployment, likely prompted their decision. In contrast to this, business founders who have been previously … of nearly 1,900 business start-ups by unemployed persons reveals that both kind of motivation can be observed among these …

can affect the decision to join a trade union. Furthermore, a shift in risk attitudes can alter collective bargaining … that an overall increase in risk aversion contributes to wage moderation and promotes employment. …

In this paper we analyze the relationship between social networks and the job search behavior of unemployed individuals … novel data set of unemployed individuals in Germany containing extensive information on job search behavior and direct …