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-finding rates and the more standard view of negative effects. When unemployment compensation, if any, is low enough, we argue that … conclusion as well. Looking specifically at unemployment compensation, its optimal level is generally higher than when a lower …
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the same individuals sampled from the inflow into unemployment. First, they were asked for their perceived probability of … nach Eintritt in die Arbeitslosigkeit. Erstens wurden Arbeitslose kurz nach Beginn der Arbeitslosigkeit nach ihrer …
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We estimate the causal effect of parents' unemployment on unemployment among their children in their own adulthood. We …) identifcation strategy using parents' job loss during a mass layoff as the instrument. We find evidence of unemployment inheritance … in the next generation. An additional day of unemployment during childhood causally raises the average unemployment days …
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We study unemployment insurance in a framework where the main source of heterogeneity among agents is the type of … aggregate wealth moments. Our central finding is that changes to the current unemployment insurance program are valued … differently by married and single households. In particular, a more generous unemployment insurance reduces the welfare of married …
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The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system in the United States has played a decisive lifeline role in effectively … before - despite that the average duration of unemployment had almost doubled in the aftermath of the Great Recession. The … introduce - for example in Europe - a common unemployment insurance scheme for macroeconomic stabilization. …
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unemployment (i.e., business closure) vary according to their characteristics. The findings suggest that the post-closure career …
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We investigate the behavior of aggregate hours supplied by workers in permanent (open-ended) contracts and temporary contracts, distinguishing changes in employment (extensive margin) and hours per worker (intensive margin). We focus on the differences between the Great Recession and the start...
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composition of unemployment (rationing versus frictional) influences the way firing costs affect employment. The model suggests … that firing costs lead to a strong adverse employment effect if unemployment is mainly caused by job rationing, whereas in … indicate that for two of the three wrongful-dismissal laws investigated, unemployment composition is crucial for the induced …
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This study was conducted by examining the interrelationships between Corruption, Human Resources, and Unemployment in … study aims to examine the relationship that exists between Corruption, Human Resources, and Unemployment so as to provide …, and Unemployment. Our conclusions indicate that corruption makes a considerable contribution to the growth and progress of …
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This study examines the effects of unemployment on bitterness, which describes a feeling of not having achieved what … one deserves compared to others. Pooled OLS and fixed effects estimates reveal a positive association between unemployment … and bitterness. To identify the causal effect of unemployment on bitterness, we exploit variation from plant closures and …
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