EWE is a consequence of one of the most important labor institutions: the unemployment benefit (UB). We develop a model …

of job losses, suggesting that unemployment typically comes as a surprise. …

of job losses, suggesting that unemployment typically comes as a surprise. …

properties of employment and unemployment equilibrium. Second, it applies the model to the study of employment fluctuations and … to the explanation of differences in unemployment rates in industrialized countries. The search and matching model is … unemployment and of jobs out of the market (the ‘job destruction’ flow). Steady-state equilibrium is at the point where the two …

The paper develops an overlapping generations model that highlights interactions between social security, unemployment … and growth. The social security system has two components: old age pensions and unemployment insurance. Pensions have a … direct effect on economic growth. Both pensions and unemployment benefits influence equilibrium unemployment caused by wage …

The paper develops an overlapping generations model that highlights interactions between social security, unemployment … and growth. The social security system has two components: old age pensions and unemployment insurance. Pensions have a … direct effect on economic growth. Both pensions and unemployment benefits influence equilibrium unemployment caused by wage …

Using newly digitized unemployment insurance claims data we construct a historical monthly unemployment series for U …-level unemployment data, which are only available from January 1976 onwards, and capture consistent patterns in the business cycle. We … use our claims-based unemployment series to examine the evolving pace of post-war unemployment recoveries at the state …