A Positive Theory of the Earnings Relationship ofUnemployment Benefits

Evidently, the benefit-structure of the unemployment insurance has a significant influence onprofits and trade union utility. We show for a wage bargaining model that a stronger earningsrelationship of unemployment benefits may reduce wages and increase employment. Thisraises the question as to how the benefit structure is determined in the political process...

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Year of publication:	2007-08-01
Authors:	Goerke, Laszlo ; Pannenberg, Markus ; Ursprung, Heinrich W.
Institutions:	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn>
Subject:	Tarifverhandlung \| bargaining \| Einkünfte \| adult outcomes \| Arbeitslosenunterstützung \| unemployment benefits

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Extent:	316416 bytes 31 p. application/pdf
Series:	IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit - Discussion Papers IZA Discussion Paper ; No. 3003 (2007)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior ; J51 - Trade Unions: Objectives Structure, and Effects ; J65 - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings ; Pay salaries and social benefits ; Ergonomic job analysis ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; No country specification
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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