We study the macroeconomic effects of unemployment insurance (UI) benefit extensions in the United States at short and … when initial durations are shorter have substantial effects on the unemployment rate and the number of people receiving UI …

employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …

migration and trade. This paper aims to check the effect of such restrictions on the unemployment of unskilled labor in the … raises unemployment for given factor intensity. The results remain same even in a slightly different structure of the economy …. In case of trade restriction, however, the rise or fall in unemployment depends on both the structure of the economy and …