In June 1995, the Swedish parliament decided to cut the replacement rate in unemployment insurance from 80 % to 75 %, a …

In June 1995, the Swedish parliament decided to cut the replacement rate in unemployment insurance from 80 percent to …

In June 1995, the Swedish parliament decided to cut the replacement rate in unemployment insurance from 80 percent to …

This paper analyses crucial design features of unemployment insurance (UI) policies. We examine three different means … workfare. To that end we develop a quantitative model of equilibrium unemployment. The model features worker heterogeneity …

unemployment policies. In our model, firms face a pool of applicants and observe unemployment duration and a signal about … recent evidence from audit studies. Optimal policy takes into account that unemployment benefits can affect hiring … probabilities by making unemployment duration more or less informative and by changing the applications-per-vacancy ratio due to …

Job search requirements constrain the effort choice of unemployment insurance recipients by enforcing a minimum number … react to this constraint. Standard job search theory predicts that requirements affect each job seeker relative to her … search theory. …

The issue of whether unemployment benefits should increase or decrease over the unemployment spell is analyzed in a … productivity of unemployed is constant over the unemployment spell, benefits should typically increase or be constant. The only …

, an additionally provided monthly application decreases the length of spells by 4%. In line with theory, we further find …

, an additionally provided monthly application decreases the length of spells by 4%. In line with theory, we further find …