Many countries impose job search requirements as a condition of unemployment benefit receipt, but there is relatively …

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 …

increases the labor market tightness in the high-skilled labor market. This leads to a rising unemployment rate and falling … wages of low-skilled workers and a falling unemployment rate and rising wages of high-skilled workers. In a cali- bration to …

-employment duration, unemployment duration, and re-employment wages in the case of job displacements due to firm closures. We use … unemployment, but not in terms of wages, compared to males. Policymakers may consider the importance of implementing diverse …

incentives of low-ability workers. The net effect on the aggregate expected match surplus and unemployment is indeterminate a …