UNEMPLOYMENT-INSURANCE AND UNEMPLOYMENT OVER TIME - AN ANALYSIS WITH EVENT HISTORY DATA

Using event history data, the paper analyzes the distribution of reemp loyment spell durations conditional on the completed length of the pre ceding (contiguous) spell of unemployment. The model is used to infer how Unemployment Insurance, through unemployment duration, may affect the likelihood of reentering unemployment. Special attention is paid t o the endogeneity between unemployment and reemployment duration and t he sample information contained in the fact that some individuals obta in reemployment by recall as opposed to acceptance of a new job.