for economies with either an earnings-related or flatrate unemployment compensation system are considered. A distinctive … feature of the analysis is the comparison of both unemployment compensation systems in a two-country setting. It is … demonstrated that the performance of a system with earnings-related or flat-rate unemployment benefits depends on whether the labor …

for economies with either an earnings-related or flatrate unemployment compensation system are considered. A distinctive … feature of the analysis is the comparison of both unemployment compensation systems in a two-country setting. It is … demonstrated that the performance of a system with earnings-related or flat-rate unemployment benefits depends on whether the labor …

unemployment. If the jobs performed by domestic workers can be easily substituted by imports, then globalization reduces wages and … increases unemployment. In this situation, in the absence of any government intervention globalization not only reduces the … welfare of workers but could reduce social welfare as well. Both unemployment benefits and severance payments can protect …

of redistribution: a universal basic income, and a categorical unemployment benefit. Well-being depends on own … income ; redistribution ; basic income ; unemployment benefits ; happiness ; well-being … labour supply incurs positive marginal disutility, we allow negative welfare effects of unemployment. We also compare …

We develop a model of job search and use it to assess the effects that the Brazilian unemployment benefit system has on … exit rates from unemployment. In our setup, unemployed workers receive job offers from the formal and informal sectors and … decide whether to accept them or wait. Only jobs in the formal sector come with unemployment benefits. After incorporating …

Although economic circumstances have been argued to be a major determining factor of attitudes to redistribution, there … information, provides new and convincing evidence on the link between economic circumstances and demand for redistribution (in the … experience a job loss become considerably more supportive of redistribution. Yet, attitudes to redistribution return to their …