wage and search effort varies considerably among the groups considered. -- immigrants ; policy evaluation ; reservation … wage ; search effort ; expactation ; unemployment duration ; program evaluation ; active labor market policy …

we examine the policy effects of the minimum wage, unemployment benefits and search frictions. …

abolished the dependence of unemployment insurance benefits on the elapsed unemployment duration and simultaneously introduced … unemployment duration is positive and significant. Neglecting selectivity leads to an underestimation of the effects in absolute …

Unemployment insurance systems include monitoring of unemployed workers and punitive sanctions if job search … human capital losses. Monitoring offer rejections is less effective than monitoring search effort. -- Unemployment …

Individual labour market transitions from unemployment into temporary work are often succeeded by a transition from … unemployment to temporary jobs and unobserved determinants of the transition rates. The data contain multiple spells in labour … unemployment and they substantially increase the fraction of unemployed workers who have regular work within a few years after …

; regression discontinuity ; selection ; job search assistance ; subsidized work ; youth unemployment …

market policy. We analyze its causal effects on the individual transition rate from unemployment to employment by exploiting …-parametric identification. The data cover the population and include multiple unemployment spells for many individuals. The results indicate a … diminishes after some weeks. When taking account of the time spent in the program, the effect on the mean unemployment duration …

effort. -- Policy evaluation ; reservation wage ; search effort ; expectations ; unemployment duration ; program evaluation …