All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having … recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …

The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the … disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the political difficulties in implementing more … implement broad-based reform strategies. Our analysis suggests that major unemployment policies are characterised by economic …

In comparing the impact of corporate taxation and social insurance on foreign direct investment (FDI) and unemployment … unemployment rate and the excess burden of labor taxes. Unemployment partly reflects the country's exposure to globalization; (ii …) corporate taxation and social insurance can have equivalent effects on unemployment and outbound FDI; (iii) while an increase in …

The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the … disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment; and the political difficulties in implementing more … implement broad-based reform strategies. Our analysis suggests that major unemployment policies are characterized by economic …

unemployment. Four main results are derived: (i) the optimal size of the welfare state depends on the degree of risk-aversion and … the unemployment rate as a measure of labor income risk. The unemployment rate partly reflects the country’s exposure to … globalization; (ii) corporate taxation and social insurance have equivalent effects on unemployment and outbound FDI; (iii) while an …

Receipt of unemployment insurance by immigrant men and social assistance by immigrant families are analysed using …

The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the … disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the political difficulties in implementing more … implement broad-based reform strategies. Our analysis suggests that major unemployment policies are characterized by economic …

The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the … Disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the political difficulties in implementing more …

equilibrium model with unions and search frictions in the labour market, I study the differences in terms of unemployment, real … former lowers public sector real salaries but it also decreases unemployment and jacks up private sector real earnings …

-linear income taxation in the presence of quasi-linear preferences in leisure by allowing for involuntary unemployment, job search …