This paper is concerned with social interactions and their importance for unemployment. A theoretical model is … specified in which the psychological costs of unemployment depend upon the unemployment level. The analysis reveals social … multiplier effects, and shows that multiple unemployment equilibria may emerge. Data on all 20- to 24-year-olds living in …

This paper is concerned with social interactions and their importance for unemployment. A theoretical model is … specified in which the social and psychological costs of unemployment depend upon the unemployment level. The theoretical … analysis reveals social multiplier effects, and shows that multiple unemployment equilibria may emerge. Data on all 20- to 24 …

services are produced both in the market and within the households. We use the model to examine how unemployment and welfare … reduces unemployment whereas a tax cut on goods has no effect. A reform involving tax differentiation, with lower taxes on …

facilitates an analysis of how wage setting and unemployment is affected by punishment policies, which is ignored in the previous …

both sectors, and (iii) reduces the unemployment rate. The effect of a higher audit rate is less clear. We find that a … ambiguous impact on unemployment and real wages. …