Economies with low unemployment often have high disability rates. In Norway, the permanent disability insurance rolls … outnumber registered unemployment by four to one. Based on administrative register data matched with firms' financial statements … percent of all new disability insurance claims. We conclude that unemployment and disability insurance are close substitutes …

propensity score matching and controlling for pre-displacement outcomes. Our overall conclusion is positive: childhood health … suggest that generous unemployment insurance and a dual-earner norm shield families from financial distress, which together …

In most countries, the unemployed are entitled to unemployment benefits only if they have previously worked a minimum … period of time. This institutional feature creates a sharp change at eligibility in the disutility from unemployment and may … relatively long period to collect benefits. We find that monthly transitions from employment to unemployment increase by 10% as …

The Short-Time Compensation (STC) program enables US firms to reduce work hours via pro-rated Unemployment Insurance …