Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The starting points -- Chapter 3. The optimal level of unemployment insurance -- Chapter 4. The optimal time profile of UI policy -- Chapter 5. Unemployment insurance over the business cycles -- Chapter 6. Some further notes on the role of a UI system --...

We provide the first systematic evidence on the effectiveness of a contested policy in Germany to help displaced workers. So-called “transfer companies” (Transfergesellschaften) employ displaced workers for a fixed period, during which time workers are provided with job-search assistance and...

The debate on whether high standards of labour market legislation affect economic growth and the rate of employment is topical and important. The contributors to this book address three main issues: * how Taiwan's labour market was able to work so well prior to 1996, maintaining full employment...