We compare two systems of income redistribution: unemployment benefits (UB) and basic income (BI). First, for a simple … margins. For given unemployment, lowering UB and raising BI always benefits the unemployed, raises utilitarian welfare and … benefits a poor majority. Reducing unemployment and UB simultaneously can benefit a majority of the employed as well as all …

We compare two systems of income redistribution: unemployment benefits (UB) and basic income (BI). First, for a simple … margins. For given unemployment, lowering UB and raising BI always benefits the unemployed, raises utilitarian welfare and … benefits a poor majority. Reducing unemployment and UB simultaneously can benefit a majority of the employed as well as all …

public social expenditures and a high unemployment rate are associated with a small positive (or no) immediate impact on …

The paper contributes to the globalization debate by scrutinizing the international spillover effects which are … provoked if a single country reduces the generosity of the unemployment compensation system or weakens labor union power. For … degree of competition in the goods market and the institutional setup of the unemployment compensation system. Furthermore …

of redistribution: a universal basic income, and a categorical unemployment benefit. Well-being depends on own … labour supply incurs positive marginal disutility, we allow negative welfare effects of unemployment. We also compare …

of redistribution: a universal basic income, and a categorical unemployment benefit. Well-being depends on own … labour supply incurs positive marginal disutility, we allow negative welfare effects of unemployment. We also compare …