Unemployment benefits

Zafiris Tzannatos and Suzanne Roddis

No 20106, Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes from The World Bank

Abstract: This report summarizes key aspects of unemployment benefit schemes across the world and presents information on their characteristics in a cross-country comparative context. Unemployment benefit schemes can be of insurance type (paid from employer/worker contributions to provide insurance against"the risk of becoming unemployed") or assistance type (means tested paid to the unemployed poor). Their characteristics include coverage, eligibility conditions, source of funds, and benefit levels and administration. These characteristics differ not only across economies but also over time in the same country as governments strive to tune unemployment policies to macro and labor conditions. Therefore, the reader should consider the information in this report as approximately correct at the time of publishing and should refer to the indicated sources for greater reliability.

Keywords: Labor Markets; Access to Finance; Labor Policies; Insurance Law; Gender and Law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998-10-01
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