Conventional models of equilibrium unemployment typically imply that proportional taxes on labor earnings are neutral … with respect to unemployment as long as the tax does not affect the replacement rate provided by unemployment insurance, i ….e., unemployment benefits relative to after-tax earnings. When home production is an option, the conventional results may no longer …

overly long unemployment durations. We examine the infuence of previous wages on unemployment durations for workers after …

data are used to estimate the relationship between the incidence and duration of sick leave and subsequent unemployment … is associated with higher risk of unemployment. Women have a significantly higher risk then men of unemployment …

market variables, such as unemployment, wage differentials and employment protection, and to the funding of tertiary …

In June 1995, the Swedish parliament decided to cut the replacement rate in unemployment insurance from 80 percent to …

of training for unemployed workers in France, using a rich register data set. Training has little impact on unemployment …

This paper examines if the probability of leaving unemployment changes for unemployed parents with young children when …. The results indicate a positive effect on the probability of leaving unemployment for mothers when childcare is available … probability of leaving unemployment for work when childcare is available for mothers with only compulsory schooling or university …

Previous research suggests that there are substantial interactions between the unemployment insurance (UI) and the … benefits. This paper examines whether these interactions affect the transition rate from unemployment to employment. To study …

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 …