that ignore self-employment. In this paper, we assess how UI benefit duration affects the motivation for creating a startup … benefit duration (PBD) within the German UI system, we find that longer PBD leads to longer actual unemployment duration for … those becoming self-employed. Furthermore, the UI duration elasticity for these individuals is higher than common estimates …

unemployment only and not heterogeneous with respect to individual characteristics or unemployment duration, we conclude that only …

, ignoring self-employment. In this paper, we analyze how the potential duration of unemployment benefits, a fundamental design … insurance information with business survey data. Exploiting reform and age-related exogenous variation in the potential duration … of unemployment benefits, we find that longer potential benefit duration implies longer actual unemployment and, as a …

We analyse the duration of unemployment spells in Poland using data from the Polish Labour Force Survey of August 1994 …. The effects on the duration of unemployment of important socio-economic and demographic characteristics are explored … heterogeneity, we find that the probability of finding a job increases, especially for men, with the duration of unemployment. …

outcome might lead to overestimate general employment effects. Our UI benefit duration elasticity estimates indicate that … reduced UI benefits extend unemployment duration for individuals transitioning into self-employment but shorten unemployment … insurance (UI) generosity for self-employment. By using Spanish administrative data including so far inaccessible information on …

-employment (35-50%) outweighs the positive effect on employment (5-33%). Our UI benefit duration elasticity estimates indicate that … reduced UI benefits extend unemployment duration for individuals transitioning into self-employment but shorten unemployment … insurance (UI) generosity for selfemployment. By using Spanish administrative data including previously unavailable information …