also some evidence that more flexibility leads to lower unemployment rates and to lower rates of long-term unemployment … introduce more unemployment persistence. …

While much empirical research has been done on the labour market consequences of unemployment benefits, there is … against the possibility of unemployment and unemployment benefits increase the unemployment rate. We then conduct, what we … believe, is one of the first empirical analyses of the determinants of the parameters of the unemployment benefit system …

received a brochure that informed them about job search strategies and the consequences of unemployment, and motivated them to … individuals who exhibit an increased risk of long-term unemployment. For this group, the brochure increases employment and …