Does an increase in unemployment income lead to longer unemployment spells? Evidence using Danish unemployment assistance data
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welfare benefts; incentive effect; unemployment duration;All these keywords.
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- J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
- J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
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