employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …

We investigate whether a cut in unemployment benefit payout periods affected older workers' labor market transitions … unemployed declined after the reform. These patterns suggest that the reform of unemployment benefits may be one of the reasons … behind the recent incredible rise in old age employment in Germany. …

. This paper provides evidence on the effect of unemployment benefits on unemployment and employment duration in Europe …"The empirical literature on unemployment insurance has focused on its direct effect on unemployment duration, while … the potential indirect effect on employment stability through a more efficient matching process, as the unemployed can …

. Understanding the interaction between income support systems (such as unemployment benefits, social assistance, early retirement and …. The German labor market has been plagued by high and persistent unemployment in the last two decades in combination with a … be seen how future governments react to worsened economic conditions in light of these experiences. -- Unemployment …

Generous income support programs as provided by European welfare states have often been blamed to hamper employment …

unemployment benefits. Will social welfare rise as a result? Will some groups be winners and other groups be losers? Will the …

This paper provides a unified account of the trends in unemployment and labor force participation pertaining to the … employment experience of older male workers during the past half-century. We build an equilibrium life-cycle model with labor … institutions in ways that deteriorate employment. The model explains simultaneously: (i) the fall in labor force participation in …

of routine employment and its consequent impacts on inequality. …

Persistent unemployment after recessions and the policies required to bring it down are the subject of an ongoing … unemployment, requiring the implementation of structural policy reforms. The alternative view is that the slow recovery of the … economy is due to cyclic reasons coming from lack of demand which prevents unemployment from falling quickly. Knowing whether …

unemployment rate, their participation and employment rates are very low: 34% and 32%, respectively. We analyse whether this is due … of old-age benefits increases the probability of outflow from unemployment to inactivity, as do unemployment rate changes … more likely to leave the workforce compared to those who receive either unemployment benefits or social welfare benefits. …