This paper shows empirically that the non-employment effects of unemployment insurance (UI) for older workers depend in … with retirement policies. Accounting for interactions across UI and retirement institutions also helps explain otherwise … difficult-to-explain trends in the unemployment rate of older German workers …

This study examines the determinants of job-finding rates of unemployment benefit recipientsunder the Chilean program … unemployment insurance programs. Our study is the first one to empiricallyinvestigate whether UISAs improve work incentives. We … find that for beneficiaries using theSF, the pattern of job finding rates over the duration of unemployment is consistent …

This paper investigates the effectiveness of benefit sanctions in reducing unemployment duration. Data from the Swiss … positive effect on the exit rate out of unemployment. Moreover, the stricter the sanction policy the shorter is the duration of … unemployment of the non-sanctioned. This can be taken as evidence of a strong ex-ante effect of a strict sanction policy. …

We empirically analyze the optimal mix and optimal generosity of unemployment insurance and social assistance programs … temporary earnings-related unemployment insurance. The optimal amount of social assistance is heavily influenced by income …

-related Unemployment Insurance. Reflecting that married couples obtain intra-household insurance by making labor supply choices for both …

-related Unemployment Insurance. Reflecting that married couples obtain intra-household insurance by making labor supply choices for both …