The paper presents a model that allows a unified analysis of sickness absence and search unemployment. Sickness appears … affect individual decisions on absence and search and the implications for employment, unemployment and nonparticipation. The …

probability of leaving unemployment? The experiment indicates that a relatively large fraction (one third) of the referrals do not …, especially among young people. However, we find no significant impact on the duration of unemployment. -- vacancy referral ; job …

probability of leaving unemployment? The experiment indicates that a relatively large fraction (one third) of the referrals do not …, especially among young people. However, we find no significant impact on the duration of unemployment. -- vacancy refferal ; job …

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 full-time employment. We …

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 …

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 …