This article examines heterogeneity in the effect of unemployment on social participation. Whereas existing studies on …) based on entropy balancing and focus on unemployment due to plant closures. Using German panel data, we show that the effect … of unemployment varies across the distribution of public social activities. It is large and negative for individuals in …

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 …

Can unemployment insurance (UI) affect the behavior of employed workers and the duration of their employment spells? I … elasticity affects welfare with a similar magnitude as the well-known elasticity of unemployment duration to the benefit level …

We study the effects of front-loading the payment of unemployment benefits in an equilibrium matching framework with … precautionary savings. Front-loading the benefit system trades off fewer means to smooth consumption at long unemployment durations …

Can the potential availability of unemployment insurance (UI) affect the behavior of employed workers and the duration … elasticity impacts welfare with a similar magnitude to the well-known elasticity of unemployment duration to benefit level. …

satisfaction of European citizens is affected by employment protection and the level and duration of unemployment benefit payments … nearly neutralize each other. -- unemployment benefit ; employment protection ; macroeconomic uncertainty ; cost …-benefit analysis ; life satisfaction ; happiness …