sequencing of benefits), monitoring in conjunction with sanctions, and workfare. Our reading of the theoretical literature is …

of improving the efficiency of UI: the duration of benefit payments, monitoring in conjunction with sanctions, and … monitoring and sanctions restores search incentives most effectively, since it brings additional incentives to search actively so … monitoring and sanctions than in the other two systems. Workfare appears to be inferior to the other two systems. …

effort and benefit sanctions if observed search is deemed insufficient. We find that introducing monitoring and sanctions …