In this study we examine the contribution of severance pay to employment and unemployment development using data on …-varying labor market institutions. While the positive effect of severance pay on unemployment garners some support, there is no real …

mainly on dismissals protection, distinguishing between the themes of employment and unemployment development and labor … market dynamics proper. Our discussion of employment and unemployment largely deals with the effect of employment protection …

indicator – and our macro performance outcome is the unemployment rate. Independent of the role of other institutions, good … industrial relations do seem to matter: greater strike volume is associated with higher unemployment. Holding country effects …

impact of unemployment benefit rules and measures increasing the arrival rate of job offers are concerned. These key …

This paper uses a unique Portuguese data set to examine the effect of unemployment benefit receipt and maximum duration … of benefits on escape rates from unemployment. The focus is on the time profile of transitions out of unemployment. The … disincentive effects of the unemployment benefit system is reported. This result obtains both in general and for the various …

This paper examines the effects of unemployment insurance on escape rates from unemployment using data from the 1998 … Displaced Worker Survey. Transitions from unemployment to employment are modeled using a flexible representation of the baseline … hazard function and allowing for discrete changes through time in the effects of unemployment insurance benefits, as well as …