This thesis investigates the effects of increasing the generosity of the Swedish unemployment benefit on labor outcomes. This is done using a regression discontinuity model on displaced Swedish white-collar workers between years 2004-2015 studying unemployment duration and post-unemployment wages. The study exploits an age threshold determining eligibility to a complementary insurance to the general benefit. The results show no significant effect of increasing the monthly unemployment benefit of a factor of between 0.1 to 0.4 to previous wage on the length of unemployment or wages. The results are robust when restricting the sample to examine heterogeneous effects. Results are also consistent when altering the specification. The study finds similar results as most of the literature when focusing on reemployment wages, but contrasts much of the research on unemployment spells.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-478310 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Häggkvist, Martin |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Nationalekonomiska institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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