-finding rates and the more standard view of negative effects. When unemployment compensation, if any, is low enough, we argue that … conclusion as well. Looking specifically at unemployment compensation, its optimal level is generally higher than when a lower …

unemployment spells, hours worked and monthly earnings. We also analyze whether displaced workers are more likely to be in informal … costs as additional outcomes. Displaced migrant workers do not encounter losses in terms of longer unemployment spells or …

unemployment benefits. We use the 1999 unemployment insurance reform of Portugal, a quasi-natural experiment. The reform increased … the maximum duration of benefits for three groups of agents and maintained all features of the unemployment insurance for … successfully predicts the effects on the unemployment rate, the labor force participation, and the levels of unemployment and …

change in SWB predicts job search and unemployment duration. The findings suggest that those who report feeling hurt by … unemployment have shorter unemployment durations. Men who report a loss of SWB are also more likely to look for a job, but women …: search effort and unemployment duration are affected by the utility differential between having a job and being unemployed. …

All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having … recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …

This study was conducted by examining the interrelationships between Corruption, Human Resources, and Unemployment in … study aims to examine the relationship that exists between Corruption, Human Resources, and Unemployment so as to provide …, and Unemployment. Our conclusions indicate that corruption makes a considerable contribution to the growth and progress of …

The introduction of unemployment insurance savings accounts (UISA) in Chile in October 2002 introduced more … comprehensive unemployment protection while decreasing the opportunity costs of job change. Being the first to empirically …

This paper examines the impact of the fourth partial revision of the law of unemployment insurance (AVIG) on … unemployment dynamics in Switzerland at a cantonal level. The authors apply the Synthetic Control Method (SCM), a matching method … unemployment rate at a cantonal level: the reform had a discernible impact on lowering the unemployment rate in the Italian- 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 …