The compensation levels, duration structure and means-tested aspects of the income support system for the unemployed in Bulgaria are considered. The available evidence points to the emergence of long term unemployment as a major problem, to a system of social assistance (SA) which is not overly...

The compensation levels, duration structure and means-tested aspects of the income support system for the unemployed in Bulgaria are considered. The available evidence points to the emergence of long-term unemployment as a major problem, to a system of social assistance (SA) which is not overly...

The study analyzes determinants of labour transitions from unemployment to employment using micro-data from Household Budget Surveys in Bulgaria. The transition probabilities, modeled by logistic regressions, are explained by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the...