sanctions on the unemployment duration and the quality of job matches, in conjunction with the possibility to report sick. We … estimate multi-spell duration models with selection on unobserved characteristics. We find that a vacancy referral increases …

effects diminish with the elapsed unemployment duration until a sanction is imposed. The limited use of benefit sanctions can …

individuals. Standard search theory predicts that an increase in UI benefit generosity, either in terms of benefit duration or … entitlement, has a negative impact on the job search activities of the unemployed increasing their unemployment duration. Despite … the disincentive effect of UI on unemployment duration, UI benefit generosity may also increase job match quality by …

administration database (SIPRE) and discrete time duration models with flexible baseline hazards. We show: (i) the level of UI …