We analyze different options for the design of a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA). We assess … degree of cross-country transfers. In the baseline, we focus on a non-contingent scheme covering short-term unemployment and … find that it would have absorbed a significant fraction of the unemployment shock in the recent crisis. However, four …

The idea of a common unemployment benefit system for the European Monetary Union (EMU) has provoked increasing interest … introduction of an EMU unemployment insurance (EMU-UI) scheme, for a selected number of countries of the Monetary Union. Our …

The aim of this paper is to explore the potential of an EMU unemployment insurance scheme (EMU-UI) to improve the … income protection available to individuals and their families in case of unemployment. Our analysis uses an illustrative EMU … gaps in national unemployment insurance schemes are assessed. We make use of EUROMOD, the EU-wide tax …

In this paper we explore the potential of a new unemployment insurance benefit at EMU level to improve the income … stringent eligibility conditions, to increase generosity where current unemployment benefits are low relative to earnings and to … national unemployment insurance schemes and differences in labour force characteristics across countries, mainly in the …

As unemployment rises across the European Union (EU) it is important to understand the extent to which the incomes of … of this increase in unemployment. This paper uses the EU tax-benefit model EUROMOD to explore these issues, comparing … unemployment benefit is payable, the household situation of the unemployed person, and across countries. -- unemployment ; European …

This paper evaluates the potential of a common unemployment insurance system for the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU … household disposable income of atypical workers in the event of unemployment. Our results show that there are sizable gaps in …-employed would further improve income protection, reducing their risk of falling into poverty in the event of unemployment. …

tiers of social protection, in particular upstream systems such as unemployment insurance, job retention and employment …