EWE is a consequence of one of the most important labor institutions: the unemployment benefit (UB). We develop a model … with uncertainty about the results of the job seeking and transactions costs linked to such a search process in which a …

This research explores the long-term equilibrium relationship between unemployment and labour force participation rates … focused on the study of time series is used to validate the unemployment invariance hypothesis and explore added and … the unemployment invariance hypothesis in several countries appears to reflect some rigidities that prevent the …

Using newly digitized unemployment insurance claims data we construct a historical monthly unemployment series for U …-level unemployment data, which are only available from January 1976 onwards, and capture consistent patterns in the business cycle. We … use our claims-based unemployment series to examine the evolving pace of post-war unemployment recoveries at the state …

We study how unemployment benefit eligibility affects the layoff exit rate by exploiting quasi-experimental variation … 12% in the layoff probability when unemployment benefit eligibility is attained, which persists for about 16 weeks. These …

specific unemployment insurance scheme for young labor market entrants. This scheme entitles youths with no or little labor … market experience to unemployment benefits after a waiting period of one year. As of 2015, the Belgian government …

unemployment or having to file for unemployment benefits during the pandemic are strongly and significantly associated with …

Many countries impose job search requirements as a condition of unemployment benefit receipt, but there is relatively … newly subjected to job search requirements, providing an opportunity to identify their effects on welfare receipt. Using …

labor market policies. More generous unemployment support, which provided income replacement or programs to assist …