economic growth in the future. -- unemployment ; labor force participation ; labor supply ; benefit systems ; public policy …

. 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 …

reducing unemployment leads to industrialised countries offering financial support to unemployed job seekers when searching for … radius causes a higher geographical mobility and hence higher employment probabilities and wages. …

OLS specifications, which have been the main approaches in previous studies. Women's wages and employment probabilities do … employment prospects increase with weight, albeit with diminishing returns. However, underweight men in blue-collar jobs earn …

and lowers sickness absence. The results suggest that this is not due to improved employment prospects but rather to … instantaneous features of participation such as, perhaps, the adoption of a more rigorous daily routine. Unemployment benefits …

and those predicted to face a penalty compared to their pre-unemployment wage display overly optimistic wage expectations …

. -- Self-employment ; state dependence ; labor market dynamics ; unemployment …This paper analyzes the mobility between self-employment, wage employment and non-employment. Using data for men in … West Germany, we find strong true state dependence in all three states. Moreover, compared to wage employment, non-employment …

, namely their unemployment, likely prompted their decision. In contrast to this, business founders who have been previously … unemployment. -- Entrepreneurship ; push and pull motives ; survival and failure ; job creation …

benefit duration on unemployment duration and post-unemployment outcomes. We find a spike in the re-employment hazard for the … ; unemployment duration ; employment probability ; job match quality ; regression discontinuity …The generosity of the Unemployment Insurance system (UI) plays a central role for the job search behavior of unemployed …