quantitative effects of (i) aggregate productivity shocks on unemployment and (ii) unemployment benefits on unemployment. This … model, unemployment benefits affect households' behavior directly, without having to run via the bargained wage. A … effect of benefits on unemployment. Our analysis shows the importance of investigating the effects of policies on the …

density function with higher density and thereby generate large, asymmetric job-finding rate and unemployment reactions. Our …

This paper analyzes Germany's unusual labor market experience during the Great Recession. We estimate a general … driver for the "German labor market miracle" during the Great Recession. …

matching and unemployment. Based on two microeconomic datasets, we show that the market share of the Federal Employment Agency … activities of the Federal Employment Agency did not contribute to the decline of unemployment in Germany. By contrast, improved … activation of unemployed workers reduced unemployed by 0.7 percentage points. …

reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We use a model with different unemployment durations, where the … the existing disagreement in the macroeconomic literature on the unemployment effects of Hartz IV. We find that Hartz IV … was a major driver for the decline of Germany's unemployment and that partial and equilibrium effect where of equal …

generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We propose a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform … decline in the replacement rate for long-term unemployed. We find that Hartz IV was a major driver for the decline of Germany …'s steady state unemployment and that partial and equilibrium effect were nearly of equal importance. In addition, we provide …

tightness. Our model explains a large fraction of the matching efficiency decline during the Great Recession and generates state …

We explore the far-reaching implications of replacing current unemployment benefit (UB) systems by an unemployment … balances in these accounts are available to them during periods of unemployment. The government is able to undertake balanced … model for the high unemployment countries of Europe. Our results suggest that this policy reform would significantly change …