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Government schemes that compensate workers for the loss of income while they are on short hours (known as short-time work compensation schemes) make it easier for employers to temporarily reduce hours worked so that labor is better matched to output requirements. Because the employers do not lay...
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At the start of the XXI century, characterized by the rise of new forms of employment and of skills requirements, many countries need to adapt their labor market institutions to accompany technological changes and globalization. In this context, unemployment insurance is an essential tool to...
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This paper reconsiders the welfare benefit of unemployment insurance when individuals might self-insure through private savings but face aggregate fluctuations. We conclude that previous studies have under-estimated by half the average welfare gain from unemployment benefit by ignoring the...
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