Influence of unemployment benefit on duration of registered unemployment spells

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to present the analysis of the influence of unemployment benefit on the duration of registered unemployment spells. The authors made a hypothesis that the very fact of receiving the benefit extends the job seeking time and determines the intensity of unemployment exit. The power of this influence varies depending on a subgroup the unemployed person belongs to. The study was conducted on the basis of data from the Poviat Labour Office in Sulecin. The data were collected as a part of the European Union project implementation. The analysis covered two periods of time – before and after Poland’s accession to the European Union and the subsequent changes in legal regulations concerning unemployment benefits. The authors observed separate cohorts of the unemployed registered in 2001 and 2005. The closing dates of the observations were: the end of 2003 and 2007, respectively. Also, the authors examined whether the EU projects implemented after 2004 had an effect on the length of the unemployment spells as well as on the intensity of the unemployment exit. The study confirmed the research hypotheses. The fact of claiming the unemployment benefit prolonged the unemployment spells in both periods of observation. The loss of the right to the benefit increased the probability of de-registration in each sub-group.

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“…(3); a positive linear and negative non-linear trend: managers (1), professionals(2); a positive non-linear trend: service and sales workers (5), operators and assemblers (8); a negative non-linear trend: craft and related trades workers (7), elementary workers (9); a negative linear and positive non-linear trend: clerks (4); a negative linear trend: farm and related workers (6).…”

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Cumulative Incidence Function in Studies on the Duration of the Unemployment Exit Process

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