Long-term unemployment, unemployment benefits and social assistance: The Polish experience

Marek Góra and Christoph Schmidt

Empirical Economics, 1998, vol. 23, issue 1/2, 55-85

Abstract: This paper provides a comprehensive account of the regulations governing the systems of unemployment support and social assistance in post-communist Poland. To provide a solid foundation for a further discussion of these issues, the paper extensively characterizes the Polish labor force in terms of the prevalence and duration of unemployment. A final aspect of our empirical analysis concerned the question of what are the main sources of personal income for labor force participants, unemployed workers and long-term unemployed workers. In conclusion, we argue for a reform of the Polish systems of income support that separates the objectives of employment growth and poverty alleviation, and that improves upon the implementation of support schemes.

Keywords: Transition; economies; ·; unemployment; structure; ·; unemployment; insurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J64 J65 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998-09-01
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