persons. However, stigma related to unemployment or inactivity can hinder their hiring chances when applying for a job. This …-term unemployment of up to six months positively affects hiring prospects, while the adverse effects of unemployment scarring become … negative impact of longer spells. The latter negative signal is more pronounced when unemployment rates are low. …

. These unemployment gaps cannot be explained by occupational sorting or other observable characteristics. …

Job displacement is a serious earnings risk to long-tenured workers, both through spells of unemployment and through …-provided severance pay to protect displaced workers. Higher income countries usually rely on public unemployment insurance and mandated …

unemployment. However, state agencies must be able to ensure a suitable balance between services and quality, and to carefully …

Evidence suggests that productivity would be much higher and unemployment much lower if the supply of and demand for …

All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having … recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …