We investigate the determinants of firms' implicit insurance to employees, using a difference-indifference approach: we … rely on differences between family and non-family firms to identify the supply of insurance, and exploit variation in … unemployment insurance across and within countries to gauge workers' demand for insurance. Using a firm-level panel from 41 …

"Using a model with constant relative risk-aversion preferences, endogenous labor supply and partial insurance against … cost associated with missing insurance markets. On the other hand, greater wage dispersion presents opportunities to raise … second moments of the joint distribution over individual wages, consumption and hours"--National Bureau of Economic Research …