In many countries, reducing unemployment is among the most important policy goals. In this context, monitoring job …

(market-level effect) to changes in the duration of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. To implement this approach, we …

(market-level effect) to changes in the duration of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. To implement this approach, we …

to identify the elasticity of unemployment insurance filings with respect to search intensity. Applying our elasticity … estimate to the state-level Google Trends indexes for the topic "unemployment", we show that out-of-sample forecasts made ahead … the demand for unemployment insurance. In addition, we provide a robust assessment of the uncertainty surrounding these …

We examine how a 16-week cut in potential unemployment insurance (UI) duration in Missouri affected search behavior of … estimates to simulate the unemployment rate assuming no market-level externalities. The simulated response, which implies almost … a one percentage point decline in the unemployment rate, closely approximates the estimated change in the unemployment …

Unemployment Insurance benefit durations were extended during the Great Recession, reaching 99 weeks for most …-2014, we estimate the effect of extended benefits on unemployment exits separately during the earlier period of benefit …