We exploit a policy discontinuity at U.S. state borders to identify the effects of unemployment insurance policies on … unemployment. Our estimates imply that most of the persistent increase in unemployment during the Great Recession can be accounted … for by the unprecedented extensions of unemployment benefit eligibility. In contrast to the existing recent literature …

labor market to compare unemployment insurance (UI) expansions and payroll subsidies. In isolation, payroll subsidies that …

(market-level effect) to changes in the duration of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. To implement this approach, we …

(market-level effect) to changes in the duration of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. To implement this approach, we …

We exploit a policy discontinuity at U.S. state borders to identify the effects of unemployment insurance policies on … unemployment. Our estimates imply that most of the persistent increase in unemployment during the Great Recession can be accounted … for by the unprecedented extensions of unemployment benefit eligibility. In contrast to the existing recent literature …

(market-level effect) to changes in the duration of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. To implement this approach, we …

labor market to compare unemployment insurance (UI) expansions and payroll subsidies. In isolation, payroll subsidies that …

(market-level effect) to changes in the duration of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. To implement this approach, we …

Equilibrium labor market theory suggests that unemployment benefit extensions affect unemployment by impacting both job … vacancy creation and employment and a rise in unemployment …