Long term unemployment and repeat use of unemployment insurance

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: FMBI961864

Project closed

Start date 1 April 1997

End date 4 September 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Handelshøjskolen i Århus
Denmark

Objective

We proposes to deal with two major components of structural unemployement: long-term unemployment and repeat unemployement. We shall focus on the interrelations between the two phenomena and on the role played by individual characteristics and labour market institutions. In particular we shall consider institutions such as unemployment insurance unemployment assistance training programs for the unemployed local job offices and firms. The theoretical framework for the analysis are job search models. Job search models present the advantage over competitive explanations of labour market behaviour of alloying for uncertainty and labour market dynamics. We shall test the implications of our model using a panel dataset for Denmark. Panel datasets allow one to follow individuals over time and to register changes in the insitutions and the labour market. The danish panel is unique in Europe for the completeness of the information available and the time span covered. We shall estimate hazard rate models of unemployment duration together with selection into unemployment and training programs; count data models of repeat unemployment; logit and probit models. We expect to be able to draw economic policy conclusions for example on whether unemployment insurance should be experience rated. Learning of new methodologies such as count models; development of already acquired knowledge on duration and binary probability models; deepening of the knowledge of job search modelling; deeper understanding of the working of European labour markets and of the Danish labour market; developing considerations about the impact of institutions on unemployment which may be later applied to the Italian labour market and to other communities labour markets; an increase in the knowledge of long-term unemployment and repeat unemployment. of the policies that could be used to defeat them. At a later stage it may be useful to consult some (danish) firms about their views and reactions concerning experience rated unemployment insurance schemes.

Fields of science

• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › employment
• social sciences › sociology › social issues › unemployment

Programme(s)

• FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants
• TS07 - Methodological and Modelling Problems

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

Handelshøjskolen i Århus

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 10,Gustav Wieds Vej 10 ; 8210 Århus ; Denmark
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

Not available

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
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