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 …

Existing unemployment insurance systems in many OECD countries involve a ceiling on insurable earnings. The result is …

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 …. More importantly, the actual generosity of UI varies within region over time due to variations in the benefit ceiling. We …

among men and women. The two reforms in conjunction are estimated to have increased the expected duration of unemployment … among men but to have decreased the duration of unemployment among women. The overall effect on the duration of unemployment …In 2001 and 2002, Sweden introduced several unemployment insurance reforms. A major innovation in the first reform was …

among men and women. The two reforms in conjunction are estimated to have increased the expected duration of unemployment … among men but to have decreased the duration of unemployment among women. The overall effect on the duration of unemployment …In 2001 and 2002, Sweden introduced several unemployment insurance reforms. A major innovation in the first reform was …

the same individuals sampled from the inflow into unemployment. First, they were asked for their perceived probability of …

This paper examines the incentive effects caused by the interactions between unemployment insurance (UI) and sickness … duration analysis suggest that sick reports increase as the UI benefit expiration date approaches. There is also evidence of an …

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 …

receive higher wages than employed singles. The model is applied to a welfare analysis of alternative unemployment insurance …

to the higher rates of unemployment often observed among public housing tenants. However, recent evidence from Europe and … and large positive impact on the probability of being unemployed. Yet, a high rate of unemployment among public housing …