How do different entitlements to unemployment benefits affect the transitions from unemployment into employment?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 101
Issue: 3
Pages: 206-209

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In Portugal duration of benefits is exclusively age determined while replacement rates are essentially uniform. We exploit differences in potential maximum duration of benefits for nearly matched pairs of individuals to determine the effects of benefit duration on job finding.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:101:y:2008:i:3:p:206-209
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24