We consider an economy characterised by involuntary unemployment among low skilled workers, and investigate the … implications for employment and income of welfare schemes often advocated as less distortionary. We show that reducing unemployment … deterioration. To support employment, we suggest that systems grounded in contribution-based unemployment insurance schemes are to …

public unemployment insurance program requiring a significant premium payment. A safety net program--a less generous, means …

public social expenditures and a high unemployment rate are associated with a small positive (or no) immediate impact on …

analyze transitions of workers between unemployment, regular employment and employment accompanied by welfare receipt. Working …

In this paper we compare the welfare effects of unemployment insurance (UI) with an universal basic income (UBI) system … shocks. While the unemployment insurance program should do a better job at protecting the unemployed, it suffers from moral …

in geographical mobility, unemployment and labor market institutions. Rational agents vote over unemployment insurance … unemployment, low geographical mobility and high unemployment insurance, and one American steadystate featuring low unemployment …, high mobility and low unemployment insurance. …