generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We propose a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform … decline in the replacement rate for long-term unemployed. We find that Hartz IV was a major driver for the decline of Germany …'s steady state unemployment and that partial and equilibrium effect were nearly of equal importance. In addition, we provide …

generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We propose a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform … decline in the replacement rate for long-term unemployed. We find that Hartz IV was a major driver for the decline of Germany …’s steady state unemployment and that partial and equilibrium effect were nearly of equal importance. In addition, we provide …

reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We use a model with different unemployment durations, where the … the existing disagreement in the macroeconomic literature on the unemployment effects of Hartz IV. We find that Hartz IV … was a major driver for the decline of Germany’s unemployment and that partial and equilibrium effect where of equal …

reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We use a model with different unemployment durations, where the … the existing disagreement in the macroeconomic literature on the unemployment effects of Hartz IV. We find that Hartz IV … was a major driver for the decline of Germany's unemployment and that partial and equilibrium effect where of equal …

reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We use a model with different unemployment durations, where the … the existing disagreement in the macroeconomic literature on the unemployment effects of Hartz IV. We find that Hartz IV … was a major driver for the decline of Germany's unemployment and that partial and equilibrium effect where of equal …

reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We use a model with different unemployment durations, where the … the existing disagreement in the macroeconomic literature on the unemployment effects of Hartz IV. We find that Hartz IV … was a major driver for the decline of Germany's unemployment and that partial and equilibrium effect where of equal …

generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We propose a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform … decline in the replacement rate for long-term unemployed. We find that Hartz IV was a major driver for the decline of Germany …'s steady state unemployment and that partial and equilibrium effect were nearly of equal importance. In addition, we provide …

predictions of the model change very little, but the welfare costs of unemployment are much larger because unemployment risk is … distributed unequally across workers. As a result, optimal unemployment insurance may be higher and welfare is lower if hiring is … selective. -- labor market models ; welfare ; optimal unemployment insurance …