In the one-sided search model, if the employment insurance benefit goes down,

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In the one-sided search model, a decrease in employment insurance benefit reduces the amount a person receives when they are unemployed. The reduction of this amount means that the reservation wage, which is the lowest wage someone is willing to accept for a job, will increase. This is because as the amount of unemployment benefits decreases, workers may need to look for jobs that pay higher wages in order to make ends meet. In other words, workers become less willing to work for lower wages because they need to make up for the lost benefits.

In the One-Sided Search Model, If the Employment Insurance Benefit