progress. -- Out of Africa hypothesis ; human genetic diversity ; comparative development ; population density ; Neolithic …

In most countries, the unemployed are entitled to unemployment benefits only if they have previously worked a minimum … period of time. This institutional feature creates a sharp change at eligibility in the disutility from unemployment and may … relatively long period to collect benefits. We find that monthly transitions from employment to unemployment increase by 10% as …

unemployment, there is little comprehensive evidence about the effects of activation during recessions. Here we evaluate a large … activation programme introduced in Portugal in 2012, a time of very high unemployment. This programme required specific … unemployment benefit recipients to meet jobcentre caseworkers and then participate in active labour market policies. Our analysis …

serious pitfalls. Three canonical variates used in the literature - the minimum unemployment rate during a worker's time at … the firm (min u), the unemployment rate at the start of her tenure (Su) and the current unemployment rate interacted with … because a differential wage response to unemployment of new hires and incumbents will appear under both equal treatment and …

This paper investigates the effectiveness of benefit sanctions in reducing unemployment duration. Data from the Swiss … labor market allow making a distinction between the effect of a warning that a person is not complying with eligibility … positive effect on the exit rate out of unemployment. Moreover, the stricter the sanction policy the shorter is the duration of …

The potential duration of benefits is generally viewed as an important determinant of unemployment duration. This paper … evaluates a unique policy change that prolonged entitlement to regular unemployment benefits from 30 weeks to a maximum of 209 … program was an endogenous policy response to a crisis affecting individuals with severe labor market problems. The main …