Economic performance and unemployment -- Unemployment protection -- Unemployment compensation in the OECD-20 countries -- Unemployment compensation in the CEE-FSU countries -- Unemployment compensation in East and South Asia -- Unemployment compensation in Latin America and Caribbean countries...

The trend towards activation has been one of the major issues in recent welfare and labour market reforms in Europe and the US. Despite considerable initial variation across national models with respect to the scope and intensity of activation, redefining the link between social protection and...

This paper discusses the specificities of the labor market for older workers. It discusses the implications of those specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment benefits indexed backwards and hiring costs are...