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An international comparison of the requirements for unemployment compensation

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  • Wolfgang Ochel

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Labour market theory and labour market policies place the emphasis on the amount and length of unemployment compensation and the effect this has on unemployment. They pay little attention to the conditions under which an entitlement to unemployment compensation arises. A comparison of the entitlement requirements in twelve OECD countries shows however that strict criteria for the receipt of compensation and the threat of loss of compensation if the criteria are not met can have a stronger effect on the behaviour of the unemployed than changes in the substitute wage rates or the length of unemployment compensation.

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  • Wolfgang Ochel, 2000. "An international comparison of the requirements for unemployment compensation," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 53(25), pages 12-17, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:53:y:2000:i:25:p:12-17
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    JEL classification:

    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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