Labor Market Effects of Unemployment Insurance Design

Konstantinos Tatsiramos and Jan van Ours

No 6950, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

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: unemployment dynamics; labor market institutions; labor market policy; job search; unemployment insurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J64 J65 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2012-10
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Published - published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2014, 28 (2), 284 - 311

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Journal Article: LABOR MARKET EFFECTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DESIGN (2014)
Working Paper: Labor Market Effects of Unemployment Insurance Design (2012)
Working Paper: Labor Market Effects of Unemployment Insurance Design (2012)
Working Paper: Labor Market Effects of Unemployment Insurance Design (2012)
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