INFLUENCE OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT ON DURATION OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS

Beata Bieszk-Stolorz () and Iwona Markowicz ()
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Beata Bieszk-Stolorz: University of Szczecin
Iwona Markowicz: University of Szczecin

Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, 2015, vol. 10, issue 3, 167-183

Abstract: The purpose of the article is to present the analysis of the influence of unemployment benefit on the duration of registered unemployment spells. The authors made a hypothesis that the very fact of receiving the benefit extends the job seeking time and determines the intensity of unemployment exit. The power of this influence varies depending on a subgroup the unemployed person belongs to. The study was conducted on the basis of data from the Poviat Labour Office in Sulecin. The data were collected as a part of the European Union project implementation. The analysis covered two periods of time – before and after Poland’s accession to the European Union and the subsequent changes in legal regulations concerning unemployment benefits. The authors observed separate cohorts of the unemployed registered in 2001 and 2005. The closing dates of the observations were: the end of 2003 and 2007, respectively. Also, the authors examined whether the EU projects implemented after 2004 had an effect on the length of the unemployment spells as well as on the intensity of the unemployment exit. The study confirmed the research hypotheses. The fact of claiming the unemployment benefit prolonged the unemployment spells in both periods of observation. The loss of the right to the benefit increased the probability of de-registration in each sub-group.

Keywords: Kaplan-Meier estimator; Cox hazard model; hazard ratio; unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 A14 B16 C01 C14 J64 J65 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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