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Revisiting Hopenhayn and Nicolini’s optimal unemployment insurance with job search monitoring and sanctions

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  • Sebastien Menard

    (GAINS - Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et des Niveaux Salariaux - UM - Le Mans Université, TEPP - Travail, Emploi et Politiques Publiques - UPEM - Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Solenne Tanguy

    (GAINS - Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et des Niveaux Salariaux - UM - Le Mans Université, TEPP - Travail, Emploi et Politiques Publiques - UPEM - Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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  • Sebastien Menard & Solenne Tanguy, 2018. "Revisiting Hopenhayn and Nicolini’s optimal unemployment insurance with job search monitoring and sanctions," Working Papers halshs-01878890, HAL.
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