Subsidizing the geographical mobility of unemployed workers may improve welfare by relaxing their financial constraints … and allowing them to find jobs in more prosperous regions. We exploit regional variation in the promotion of mobility … mobility - as intended - causes job seekers to increase their search radius, apply for and accept distant jobs. At the same …

reducing unemployment leads to industrialised countries offering financial support to unemployed job seekers when searching for … and/or accepting jobs in distant regions. In this paper, we investigate the impact of the existence of these mobility … radius causes a higher geographical mobility and hence higher employment probabilities and wages. …

unemployment and underemployment in Russia between 1994 and 1996. We examine four types of marginalised labour force participants … unemployment and underemployment, regardless of previous job type. Married females appear to have relatively long workless periods …. The amount of long-term unemployment amongst the jobless is large and growing over the sample period. …

This paper uses longitudinal survey data to assess factors affecting the duration of unemployment in Russia. We examine … remarkably similar across the different unemployment definitions and model specifications. Therefore, despite the formidable …

unemployment and underemployment in Russia between 1994 and 1996. We examine four types of marginalised labour force participants … unemployment and underemployment, regardless of previous job type. Married females appear to have relatively long workless periods …. The amount of long-term unemployment amongst the jobless is large and growing over the sample period. …

This paper uses longitudinal survey data to assess factors affecting the duration of unemployment in Russia. We examine … remarkably similar across the different unemployment definitions and model specifications. Therefore, despite the formidable …