According to data sources, approximately 300 000 to 400 000 Hungarian-born citizens lived outside Hungary in 2013. Although more up-to-date data are not available, we know that the pace of emigration peaked in 2013, meaning this figure encapsulates the largest wave of migration. The main...

Does a drastic cut in in potential benefit duration affect the take-up of unemployment insurance benefits among those eligible? We evaluate a policy change reducing the maximum length of UI benefits from 9 to 3 months in Hungary at the end of 2011. We rely on rich longitudinal matched...