The generosity of unemployment insurance systems is constantly scrutinized by economists. Higher generosity of unemployment insurance (UI) - usually defined by referring to the replacement rate of the former wage - is commonly known to be associated with higher (equilibrium) unemployment....

Diese Arbeit zielt darauf ab, die theoretischen Vorhersagen verschiedener Arbeitsmarktmodelle hinsichtlich der Wirkungen einer Arbeitslosenversicherung zusammenzufassen und zu überprüfen. Besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auf die Modellierung der Ausgestaltungsmerkmale einer...

The generosity of unemployment insurance systems is constantly scrutinized by economists. Higher generosity of unemployment insurance (UI) - usually defined by referring to the replacement rate of the former wage - is commonly known to be associated with higher (equilibrium) unemployment....