To search or not to search? The effects of UI benefit extension for the older unemployed

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 2048-2070

  Kyyrä, Tomi ^a   Ollikainen, Virve ^a  

^a Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Duration models; Unemployment duration; Unemployment insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549084035     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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