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 …

This paper is the first to use program administrative data from Brazil's National Employment System (SINE) to assess … evaluate the impact of SINE on employment probability, wage rates, time until reemployment, and job tenure. Difference …

This paper is the first to use program administrative data from Brazil's National Employment System (SINE) to assess … evaluate the impact of SINE on employment probability, wage rates, time until reemployment, and job tenure. Difference …

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

questions on the determinants of firms' labor demand, unemployed individuals' job search behavior and the state's role in …