country model in which people move to maximize expected utility. Wages are set by unions, and unemployment emerges as an … from the employed to the unemployed. The analysis finds that, with monopoly unions, more redistribution tends to repel … model in which wage setting does not depend on unemployment benefits and taxes. These effects are dampened by the …

volatility of vacancies and unemployment. This channel can be relevant if the lack of insurance is large enough so that the … earnings variance and persistence in the unemployment state that result in a large degree of self-insurance …

This paper analyzes changes in the risk of unemployment and changes in the distribution of unemployment duration for … employment subsample 1975-1997 is used for the analysis. It contains employment and unemployment trajectories of about 500 …, marital status etc. we identify significant differences in the first three quintiles of the unemployment duration distribution …

larger earnings fluctuations than employees and that they frequently transition into unemployment. Given that the self …-employed are not eligible to unemployment insurance, I analyze the provision of benefits targeted at these risks using a calibrated … heterogeneity. This exercise suggests that extending the current U.S. unemployment insurance scheme to the self-employed comes with …

This paper analyzes changes in the risk of unemployment and changes in the distribution of unemployment duration for … employment subsample 1975- 1997 is used for the analysis. It contains employment and unemployment trajectories of about 500 … length of unemployment duration. A large share of long term unemployment with only few exits to employment is observed in …