It is frequently argued that unemployment plays a crucial role for the occurrence of right- wing extremist crimes. We … unemployment is high. The big difference in right-wing crime between East and West German states can mostly be attributed to … differences in unemployment. This finding reinforces the importance of unemployment as an explanatory factor for right-wing crime …

This paper investigates the effectiveness of benefit sanctions in reducing unemployment duration. Data from the Swiss … labor market allow making a distinction between the effect of a warning that a person is not complying with eligibility … positive effect on the exit rate out of unemployment. Moreover, the stricter the sanction policy the shorter is the duration of …

The potential duration of benefits is generally viewed as an important determinant of unemployment duration. This paper … evaluates a unique policy change that prolonged entitlement to regular unemployment benefits from 30 weeks to a maximum of 209 … program was an endogenous policy response to a crisis affecting individuals with severe labor market problems. The main …

cases, in particular for steel workers, entering unemployment meant withdrawal from the labor force. Finally, we show that …This paper analyzes the impact of the Austrian Regional Extended Benefit Program (REBP) on the labor market outcomes … for elderly workers in Austria. The REBP extended entitlement to regular unemployment benefits from 30 weeks to a maximum …