Reform of Unemployment Compensation in Germany
A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis Using Register Data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19418232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sokbae Lee (0000-0003-4080-7733, Institute for Fiscal Studies), Ralf A Wilke (0000-0002-6105-6345, University of Nottingham) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-205 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Business and Economic Statistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0735-0015 • E-ISSN: 1537-2707 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1198/jbes.2009.0014 |
| OpenAlex | W3123287087 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
Economic theory suggests that an extension of the maximum length of entitlement for unemployment benefits increases the duration of unemployment. Empirical results for the reform of the unemployment compensation system in Germany during the 1980s are less clear. The analysis in this article is motivated by recent developments in econometrics for partial identification. We use extensive administrative data with the drawback that we can only observe lower and upper bounds for the true unemployment duration. For this reason we bound the reform effect on unemployment duration taking account of the fact that observed unemployment spells are only interval data. We identify a systematic increase in unemployment duration in response to the reform in samples that amount to about 10% of the unemployment spells for the treatment group.KEY WORDS:: Interval dataNonparametric bounds analysisPartial identificationTreatment effectUnemployment duration
Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economics · Full employment · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Microeconomics · Nonparametric statistics · Unemployment · Advanced Causal Inference Techniques · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Mathematics · Psychology · Statistical Methods and Inference
Monotone Instrumental Variables
Identification and Inference in Nonlinear Difference-in-Differences Models
The impact of the potential duration of unemployment benefits on the duration of unemployment
Semiparametric Difference-in-Differences Estimators
Confidence Intervals for Partially Identified Parameters
Unemployment Durations in West Germany Before and After the Reform of the Unemployment Compensation System during the 1980s
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2014 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |