The European Unemployment Benefit Schemes (EUBS) analysed within this study are a fiscal stabilization mechanism whose primary objective is to smooth income over the business cycle. It would complement, and possibly reinforce private risk sharing mechanisms, and thus provide a potential tool to...

This document presents the 8 summary 'fiches' or factsheets prepared in light of Task 1A. For each of the countries examined, a fiche is presented. The order of the fiches is as follows: - Australia - Austria - Belgium - Canada - Denmark - Germany - Switzerland - US For each fiche, the same...

In this paper, we study eight countries in which the regulation of unemployment benefits and related benefits (notably social assistance for able-bodied adults) and the concomitant activation of unemployed individuals has a multi-tiered architecture. We assess their experiences and try to...

In this paper, we study eight countries in which the regulation of unemployment benefits and related benefits (notably social assistance for able-bodied adults) and the concomitant activation of unemployed individuals has a multi-tiered architecture. We assess their experiences and try to...