The Effect of Unemployment Benefits on Labour Market Behaviour in Luxembourg
The Effect of Unemployment Benefits on Labour Market Behaviour in Luxembourg
Author(s): Nicholas T. Longford, Ioana SălăgeanSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Główny Urząd Statystyczny
Keywords: administrative register;labour market;propensity matching;unemployment spells
Summary/Abstract: We apply the potential outcomes framework to estimate the effect of awarding unemployment benefits on gaining long-term employment after an unemployment spell and on the time it takes to achieve it. We conclude that such awards, regarded as a treatment, are associated with poorer labour force outcomes than no awards.
Journal: Statistics in Transition. New Series
- Issue Year: 14/2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 249-272
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English