Labor Market Effects of Unemployment Insurance Design

Jan C. van Ours and Konstantinos Tatsiramos

No 9196, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: With the emergence of the Great Recession unemployment insurance (UI) is once again at the heart of the policy debate. In this paper, we review the recent theoretical and empirical evidence on the labor market effects of UI design. We also discuss policy issues related to UI design, including the structure of benefits, the role of liquidity constraints and the pros and cons of a UI system in which the generosity of UI benefits is varying over the business cycle. Finally, we identify potential areas of future research.

Keywords: Labor market institutions; Job search; Labor market policy; Unemployment dynamics; Unemployment insurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J64 J65 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ias and nep-lab
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Journal Article: LABOR MARKET EFFECTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DESIGN (2014)
Working Paper: Labor Market Effects of Unemployment Insurance Design (2012)
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