transition. Within the realm of feasible scenarios, unemployment differentials are simultaneously determined by the speed of … destruction is fast and benefits are high. -- transition ; heterogeneous labor ; job creation ; unemployment benefit ; wage … the transition, up until the shock is fully absorbed. Viability is a function of the speed of job destruction and the …

This paper uses longitudinal survey data to assess factors affecting the duration of unemployment in Russia. We examine … remarkably similar across the different unemployment definitions and model specifications. Therefore, despite the formidable …

This paper uses longitudinal survey data to assess factors affecting the duration of unemployment in Russia. We examine … remarkably similar across the different unemployment definitions and model specifications. Therefore, despite the formidable …

Many aspects of the economic transition which started in 1989 in Poland are by now complete. However, the route Polish …

rates are consistent with weakly increasing returns in matching. The resulting equilibrium is not efficient. Unemployment …

received a brochure that informed them about job search strategies and the consequences of unemployment, and motivated them to … individuals who exhibit an increased risk of long-term unemployment. For this group, the brochure increases employment and …

Unemployment benefits often reduce incentives to search for a job. Policymakers have responded to this behaviour by … setting minimum job search requirements, by monitoring to check that unemployment benefit recipients are engaged in the … search monitoring and benefit sanctions reduce unemployment duration and increase job entry in the short term. There is some …