Findings of prolonged non-employment spells due to more generous unemployment benefits are commonly seen as an … number of filed applications and the probability of applying for a job that requires moving. In line with theory, it is shown …. Instrumental variables estimates further provide causal evidence on the direct relationship between search effort and unemployment …

Findings of prolonged non-employment spells due to more generous unemployment benefits are commonly seen as an … number of filed applications and the probability of applying for a job that requires moving. In line with theory, it is shown …. Instrumental variables estimates further provide causal evidence on the direct relationship between search effort and unemployment …

. The data are from a randomized experiment conducted in the Netherlands. They include registers of post-unemployment … monitoring effects on post-unemployment outcomes. We find that the option to climb the job ladder reduces substitution between … search channels during unemployment and compensates for adverse long-run effects of monitoring on wages. We use the …