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Title: Labor Market Effects of Unemployment Insurance Design

Author(s): Konstantinos Tatsiramos and Jan C. van Ours

Publication Date: October 2012

Keyword(s): Job search, Labor market institutions, Labor market policy, Unemployment dynamics and Unemployment insurance

Programme Area(s): Labour Economics

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.

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Tatsiramos, K and van Ours, J. 2012. 'Labor Market Effects of Unemployment Insurance Design'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=9196