Shocks to health have been shown to reduce labour supply for the individual affected. Less is known about household self-insurance through a partner's response to a health shock. Previous studies have presented inconclusive empirical evidence on the existence of a healthrelated 'added worker...

We empirically analyze the optimal mix and optimal generosity of unemployment insurance and social assistance programs. To do so, we specify a structural life-cycle model of the labor supply, savings, and social assistance claiming decisions of singles and married couples. Partial insurance...

We analyze empirically the optimal design of social insurance and assistance programs when families obtain insurance by making labor supply choices for both spouses. For this purpose, we specify a structural life-cycle model of the labor supply and savings decisions of singles and married...

Bislang liegen kaum Untersuchungen zum Einfluss von Langzeit- und Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit auf die Erwerbsbeteiligung vor. Deshalb haben wir mit Daten für Deutschland, getrennt nach Alter und Geschlecht, die Arbeitslosenrate nach Kurz- und Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit getrennt und untersucht,...