The purpose of this study is to make a brief overview and analysis of the unemployment rate among young people in the …

The empirical literature on unemployment insurance has focused on its direct effect on unemployment duration, while the … unemployment insurance system aiming at reducing high European unemployment rates should consider both effects. This paper provides … evidence on the effect of unemployment benefits on unemployment and employment duration in Europe, using individual data from …

Economists often expect unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to elevate unemployment rates because recipients may … more gradually in 2013 likely contributed to declines in unemployment and participation rates beyond what one would expect … transitions from unemployment to dropping out of the labor force, thus reducing the unemployment rate and the labor force …

2008-2009 crisis. This paper discusses the efficiency of this type of policy and investigates its impact on unemployment … unemployment during downturns. All in all, it seems that short-time work programs used in the recent downturn had significant …-rating component. -- short-time work ; unemployment ; employment …

EWE is a consequence of one of the most important labor institutions: the unemployment benefit (UB). We develop a model …

the steepness of the time profile of unemployment benefits by raising the initial benefit, lowering its long-term level …

2008-2009 crisis. This paper discusses the efficiency of this type of policy and investigates its impact on unemployment … unemployment during downturns. All in all, it seems that short-time work programs used in the recent downturn had significant …