Tag
unemployment_insurance
3 findings
Labour & employmentVoluntary Quit Benefit SanctioningJob seekers voluntarily leaving employment or education face a strict 5-week sanction period during which no UI transfers are disbursed, defining eligibility parameters for unemployment duration tracking.Observational StudyLabour & employmentJob Search Requirements and Benefit MonitoringMandating verified job search activity as a condition for receiving unemployment insurance significantly reduced unemployment duration in Maryland. Conversely, excessive search mandates in the UK lowered long-term employment quality and post-unemployment wages, while overly rigid search quotas increased overall worker discouragement and labor force exit.RCTLabour & employmentLeisure Tax Hypothesis of Active PoliciesMandatory active labor market policy regimes act as a direct time tax, shortening average unemployment duration by 2.2 weeks (~15%) and generating a net social value of €2,000 per treated individual without requiring positive post-program skill gains.Expert Theory