UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Simona Stanescu ()

Internal Auditing and Risk Management, 2015, vol. 38, issue 1, 191-202

Abstract: The paper comparatively analyse the provision of unemployment benefits within the 28 member states of the European Union (EU). Analyse is based on MISSOC comparative Tables Database. The paper brings empirical evidence on common trends and differences. National unemployment regulations are analysed as: chronological developments in relation with the accession to the EU, types of regulations, subjects approached, basic principles and field of application, main conditions, qualifying periods, waiting period, determining factors, ceiling, and duration of unemployment. Recommendations for further harmonisation in collecting unemployment related data are included. The article supports social policy adjustment towards achieving commonly established social targets

Keywords: social policy; unemployment benefits; European Union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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