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Do unemployment benefits increase unemployment? New evidence on an old question

Fredriksson, Peter; Söderström, Martin - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2008

We examine the relationship between unemployment benefits and unemployment using Swedish regional data. To estimate the … effect of an increase in unemployment insurance (UI) on unemployment we exploit the ceiling on UI benefits. The benefit … find fairly robust evidence suggesting that the actual generosity of UI does matter for regional unemployment. Increases in …

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What active labor market policy works in a recession?

Forslund, Anders; Fredriksson, Peter; Vikström, Johan - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2011

This paper discusses the case for expanding active labor market policy in recession. We find that there is reasonable case for relying more heavily on certain kinds of programs. The argument is tied to the varying size of the lock-in effect in boom and recession. If programs with relatively...

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Optimal Unemployment Insurance with Monitoring and Sanctions

Boone, Jan; Fredriksson, Peter; Holmlund, Bertil; van … - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2001

This paper analyzes the design of optimal unemployment insurance in a search equilibrium framework where search effort … featuring indefinite payments of benefits and a system with a time limit on unemployment benefit receipt. The optimal sanction …

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Employment, Mobility, and Active Labor Market Programs

Fredriksson, Peter; Johansson, Per - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2003

Using a unique micro panel data set we investigate whether active labor market programs improve employment prospects and increase mobility in the longer run. We consider two prototype programs: job creation programs and training programs. We find that both programs reduce the chances of finding...

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Improving Incentives in Unemployment Insurance: A Review of Recent Research

Fredriksson, Peter; Holmlund, Bertil - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2003

This paper provides a review of the recent literature on how incentives in unemployment insurance (UI) can be improved …

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Optimal unemployment insurance with monitoring and sanctions

Boone, Jan; Fredriksson, Peter; Holmlund, Bertil; van … - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2002

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Optimal Unemployment Insurance Design:Time Limits, Monitoring, or Workfare?

Fredriksson, Peter; Holmlund, Bertil - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2003

This paper analyses crucial design features of unemployment insurance (UI) policies. We examine three different means … workfare. To that end we develop a quantitative model of equilibrium unemployment. The model features worker heterogeneity …

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Optimal unemployment insurance design: time limits, monitoring, or workfare?

Fredriksson, Peter; Holmlund, Bertil - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2005

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Employment, mobility, and active labor market programs

Fredriksson, Peter; Johansson, Per - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2003

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005651864

Improving incentives in unemployment insurance: A review of recent research

Fredriksson, Peter; Holmlund, Bertil - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2003

This paper provides a review of the recent literature on how incentives in unemployment insurance (UI) can be improved …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005651906