In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained … be explained by the underlying transnational network contract. Second, remittances sent by foreigners and naturalized …

who belong to the same social group, defined by gender, age, education, and nationality. Based on an unusually informative … if caseworker and unemployed belong to the same social group. Coincidence in a single characteristic, e.g. same gender of …

on their interactions with the profile of unemployment benefits and with active labor market programs. …

principles, instruments, target groups and governance in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the …

The objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which an individual?s use of unemployment insurance (UI) as a …

We examine the relationship between unemployment benefits and unemployment using Swedish regional data. To estimate the … effect of an increase in unemployment insurance (UI) on unemployment we exploit the ceiling on UI benefits. The benefit … find fairly robust evidence suggesting that the actual generosity of UI does matter for regional unemployment. Increases in …

50 states and D.C., job search is inversely related to the generosity of unemployment benefits, with an elasticity … of 2.5; 5) job search intensity for those eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) increases prior to benefit exhaustion …; 6) time devoted to job search is fairly constant regardless of unemployment duration for those who are ineligible for UI …

The paper describes and evaluates unemployment insurance savings accounts (UISAs) - a relatively new and not well …-known way of providing unemployment benefits. The UISAs reduce work disincentives by allowing recipients to keep their own … unused unemployment contributions, and offer the possibility to extend coverage to informal sector workers. In addition, if …

In response to the Great Recession and sustained labor market downturn, the availability of unemployment insurance (UI … extensions across states to estimate the overall impact of these extensions on unemployment duration, comparing the experience … extensions on unemployment transitions and duration. We rely on individual variation in benefit availability based on the …

. 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 …