over this period, but ultimately explains little of the rise in unemployment. Third, only a small share of the increase in … unemployment can be attributed to the early retirement policies that were implemented in Europe from the 1970s up until the early … aiming to explain the European unemployment problem. …

In most countries, the unemployed are entitled to unemployment benefits only if they have previously worked a minimum … period of time. This institutional feature creates a sharp change at eligibility in the disutility from unemployment and may … relatively long period to collect benefits. We find that monthly transitions from employment to unemployment increase by 10% as …

rating in the U.S. Unemployment Insurance system, the reserve ratio and the benefit ratio methods. Differences in layoff …

This paper explores how advance notice of layoffs, recall (rehiring) expectations, and unemployment insurance (UI …) benefits affected on-the-job search among a random sample of Arizona UI recipients in 1975-76. The analysis indicates that pre-unemployment … employees advance notice when layoffs are imminent, and re-employment bonuses for workers with zero or short unemployment spells …

We examine the extent to which unemployment insurance (UI) insures workers against unforeseen events or subsidizes …