unemployment benefits reduce unemployment? Using a recent labour market reform in Germany as background, we find that an enhanced …By how much does an increase in operating effectiveness of a public employment agency (PEA) and a reduction of … effectiveness of the PEA explains about 20% of the observed post-reform unemployment decline. The role of unemployment benefit …

The integration of active labour market policies within income support schemes - such as unemployment insurance and …). We first develop a conceptual framework to understand how integrated policies can address labour market challenges …, exploring the theoretical effects they exert on selected labour market and social dimensions. We then contrast these theoretical …

employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …