The analysis is about the compulsory German unemployment insurance system (GUIS). It is known that GUIS has done nothing to prevent...

The paper is about the economically efficient design of financial transfers to the unemployed in a highly industrialized country....

In search of an efficient system of unemployment insurance the authors take a look at German history. ...

Comparing the unemployment insurance systems of the United States and of the United Kingdom it is shown that the US unemployment...

The authors suggest a dual-system model of private unemployment insurance that includes incentives on the side of employees as well as...

The German system of unemployment insurance has failed to prevent the rise of unemployment over the past decades. ...

It is analysed whether a system of private unemployment insurance is feasible, and if so, what specific features it should have. ...

The authors develop a system of private unemployment insurance that gives workers and employers equal incentives to reduce...

The Millennium Round of MTNs, which was stillborn in Seattle, was supposed to have initiated wide-sweeping changes to the world's...

The authors explain that historical experiences and recent international comparisons show how unemployment can be eliminated by making...

This paper estimates the costs of EU restraints on trade in textiles and clothing. After explaining the methods used, we examine the...

It is analyzed whether the EU’s Eastern Enlargement has been an obstacle to further European integration. Does the Enlargement provoke...

The authors calculate the statistic fundamentals of a dual system of private unemployment insurance, using data of the year 2000. ...