Optimal social assistance and unemployment insurance in a life-cycle model of family labor supply and savings

We empirically analyze the optimal mix and optimal generosity of unemployment insurance and social assistance programs. To do so, we specify a structural life-cycle model of the labor supply, savings, and social assistance claiming decisions of singles and married couples. Partial insurance against...

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Main Author:	Haan, Peter Prowse, Victoria
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Place of publication:	München, Berlin: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190 - Rationality and Competition 01.01.2019
Data of publication:	2019-01-01
Dewey Decimal Classification:	330
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Added worker effect Family labor supply Intra-household insurance Design of benefit programs Life-cycle labor supply Unemployment insurance Employment risk Household savings Social assistance
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	OpenAIRE (Open Access) OpenAIRE Database information Databases - DBIS