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. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 284-311 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | Journal of Economic Surveys |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Job search
- Labor market institutions
- Labor market policy
- Unemployment dynamics
- Unemployment insurance