We examine how a 16-week cut in potential unemployment insurance (UI) duration in Missouri affected search behavior of … effect of maximum duration on UI and nonemployment spells of approximately 0.45 and 0.25 respectively. We use the RDD … estimates to simulate the unemployment rate assuming no market-level externalities. The simulated response, which implies almost …

abolished the dependence of unemployment insurance benefits on the elapsed unemployment duration and simultaneously introduced … unemployment duration is positive and significant. Neglecting selectivity leads to an underestimation of the effects in absolute …We develop a nonparametric instrumental variable approach for the estimation of average treatment effects on hazard …

abolished the dependence of unemployment insurance benefits on the elapsed unemployment duration and simultaneously introduced … unemployment duration is positive and significant. Neglecting selectivity leads to an underestimation of the effects in absolute …We develop a nonparametric instrumental variable approach for the estimation of average treatment effects on hazard …

-finding rates and the more standard view of negative effects. When unemployment compensation, if any, is low enough, we argue that … conclusion as well. Looking specifically at unemployment compensation, its optimal level is generally higher than when a lower …

negatively selected on unobservables. A beneficial (unemployment-duration reducing) causal effect of internet job search is …

Unemployment insurance provides temporary cash benefits to eligible unemployed workers. Benefits are sometimes extended … offers throughout their spell of unemployment. The welfare consequences of misperceiving the probability and length of an …

We provide new evidence on the effect of the unemployment insurance (UI) weekly benefit amount on unemployment …