A Contribution to the Debate on the Current Deficit in Unemployment Insurance: Who Receives Unemployment Benefits and for How Long - and What It Costs

Abstract

"In Germany, unemployment insurance expenditures currently exceed revenues. How much could be saved by shortening the maximum duration of unemployment benefit payments? In addition to this question, this report addresses increased expenditures and reduced revenues in other public budgets, potential behavioral effects, and considerations of equity." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Stephan, G., Trenkle, S. & Fitzenberger, B. (2026): Ein Beitrag zur Debatte um das aktuelle Defizit in der Arbeitslosenversicherung: Wer wie lange Arbeitslosengeld bekommt - und was es kostet. (IAB-Kurzbericht 16/2026), Nürnberg, 8 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.KB.2616