In 2005 the German government implemented the so-called Hartz IV reform, which amounted to a complete overhaul of the German unemployment insurance system and resulted in a significant reduction in unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed. In this paper, we use an incomplete-market...

This paper studies the effect of two labor market institutions, unemployment insurance (UI) and job search assistance (JSA), on the output cost and welfare cost of recessions. The paper develops a tractable incomplete-market model with search unemployment, skill depreciation during unemployment,...

This paper studies the effect of two labor market institutions, unemployment insurance (UI) and job search assistance (JSA), on the output cost and welfare cost of recessions. The paper develops a tractable incomplete-market model with search unemployment, skill depreciation during unemployment,...

This paper studies the effect of two labor market institutions, unemployment insurance (UI) and job search assistance (JSA), on the output cost and welfare cost of recessions. The paper develops a tractable incomplete-market model with search unemployment, skill depreciation during unemployment,...

In 2005 the German government implemented the so-called Hartz IV reform, which amounted to a complete overhaul of the German unemployment insurance system and resulted in a significant reduction in unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed. In this paper, we use an incomplete-market...

Die Studie untersucht auf Basis eines mikroökonomisch fundierten makro-ökonomischen Modells die Auswirkungen der Einführung der Kindergrundsicherung auf Kinderarmut, Chancengleichheit, Beschäftigung und Wirtschaftswachstum. Der Fokus liegt auf den langfristigen Effekten, die sich aus der...

Die Weltwirtschaft wächst seit einiger Zeit deutlich langsamer als früher. Die wirtschaftliche Dynamik bleibt hinter den Erwartungen zurück. Holger Zemanek, Bundesministerium der Finanzen, sieht, zumindest für Deutschland, keinen besorg­niserregenden, strukturellen Abwärtstrend bei den...

We develop a tractable macroeconomic model with employment risk and labor market search in order evaluate the effects of labor market reform on unemployment, growth, and welfare. The model has a large number of risk-averse households who can invest in risk-free physical capital and risky human...