sequencing of benefits), monitoring in conjunction with sanctions, and workfare. Our reading of the theoretical literature is … that the case for imposing a penalty on less active job search is fairly solid. A growing number of empirical studies …

preferences for leisure. The analysis suggests that a system with monitoring and sanctions restores search incentives most … of improving the efficiency of UI: the duration of benefit payments, monitoring in conjunction with sanctions, and … effectively, since it brings additional incentives to search actively so as to avoid the sanction. Therefore, the UI provider can …

sequencing of benefits), monitoring in conjunction with sanctions, and workfare. Our reading of the theoretical literature is … that the case for imposing a penalty on less active job search is fairly solid. A growing number of empirical studies …

unemployed became more generous. Before, a temporary moratorium on sanctions had been imposed, providing a unique policy shift …