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 …

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 …