labour market institutions (e.g. unemployment benefits, job security legislation and payroll taxes) have complementary …) is unlikely to achieve significant reductions in unemployment. Rather, labour market reform becomes particularly …The paper analyses complementarities among a variety of labour market policies. It shows: (a) that a wide range of …

employed to unemployment facilitates a reduction in the level of employment protection; that unemployment benefits are lower …, the more employment reacts to wages; and that a higher level of unemployment and a right-wing government slow down the …In this paper we argue that many of the rigidities that characterize European labour markets can be understood as the …

Reviews the theoretical foundations and characteristics of unemployment insurance and its effects on the labour market … and explores features of Latin American labour markets and unemployment insurance. Examines current legislation on … severance pay and unemployment insurance in the region and analyses changes during the 1990s. …

- analyses six behavioural characteristics attributed to unemployed workers suspected of indulging in voluntary unemployment (e ….g. Excessive wages aspirations, preference for part time employment, etc.), considers possible effects of unemployment benefit, and …ILO pub. Article on the notion of 'voluntary' unemployment in developed countries and in developing countries …

In this Paper, I analyse the pros and cons of implementing structural reforms of the labour market in booms versus …

specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment … for employment protection, provided it is uniform across workers and not specifically higher for older workers. It …

-wide employment creation, and income and consumption in developing countries; advocates shift in resource allocation from public … employment impact of disarmament - examines consequences for regional level economic growth and economic structure, world …

The paper examines the employment and unemployment implications of permitting unemployed people to use part of their … unemployment benefits to provide employment vouchers to the firms that hire them. This opportunity to transfer unemployment … benefits, `benefit transfers', would help replace the unemployment trap by providing an incentive to seek and provide jobs. The …

Focuses on relationship between the organization of labour markets and other srtructural and economic features, both …

With the emergence of the Great Recession unemployment insurance (UI) is once again at the heart of the policy debate …