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Provisions of the welfare state: employment protection versus unemployment insurance

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  • Michael Neugart

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Employment protection and unemployment benefits are considered as the most prominent insurance devices for workers to protect themselves against the risk of unemployment. It occurs that societies either choose a high level of employment protection relative to unemployment benefits or vice versa. This paper explains where countries locate on this trade-off.

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  • Michael Neugart, 2007. "Provisions of the welfare state: employment protection versus unemployment insurance," European Economy - Economic Papers 2008 - 2015 279, Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.
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    1. Denisa Maria Sologon & Cathal O'Donoghue, 2014. "Shaping Earnings Insecurity: Labor Market Policy and Institutional Factors," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 60(S1), pages 205-232, May.
    2. Alberto Alesina & Michele Battisti & Joseph Zeira, 2018. "Technology and labor regulations: theory and evidence," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 41-78, March.

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