Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/82231 
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2003:5
Publisher: 
Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU), Uppsala
Abstract: 
This paper provides a review of the recent literature on how incentives in unemployment insurance (UI) can be improved. We are particularly concerned with three instruments, viz. the duration of benefit payments (or more generally the time sequencing of benefits), monitoring in conjunction with sanctions, and workfare. Our reading of the theoretical literature is that the case for imposing a penalty on less active job search is fairly solid. A growing number of empirical studies, including randomized experiments, are in line with this conclusion.
Subjects: 
Unemployment insurance
search
monitoring
sanctions
workfare
JEL: 
J64
J65
J68
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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