interact to determine unemployment by estimating a dynamicpanel model using the system generalized method of moments (GMM). We … well as decreased banking concentration reduce unemployment ifthe level of labour market regulation, union density and …

previous jobs, and thus much more than they get in unemployment benefits. However, our results also show that some groups, such … demands may contribute to high unemployment. …

the design of optimal unemployment insurance in an economy with unemployment as well as part-time unemployment. Part …-time unemployment provides income insurance and serves as a stepping stone to full-time jobs. Unemployment benefits for part …-timers increase the outflow from unemployment to part-time work but reduce the outflow from part-time work to fulltime employment. We …

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 …

. 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 …

This study evaluates the long-term cost of unemployment in Finland by focusing on the deep recession period of the … early 1990s. The number of plant closures increased sharply during the recession and the unemployment rate rose by more than … 13 percentage points. In the analysis, prime working-age men who face unemployment due to plant closure are matched to …

force participation is high and the unemployment rate is low (also for young workers). Among the unemployed there are …

targeting affect unemployment, economic growth and the output gap. The results show that inflation targeting causes no harm to … employment in developing and emerging countries. On the contrary, it might reduce average unemployment and narrow the output gap …