Policymakers, faced with different options for replacing lost earnings, have had limited evidence to inform their decisions. The current economic crisis has highlighted the need for data that are local and timely so that different fiscal policy options on local economies can be more immediately...

The effect of generous unemployment benefits on the propensity of individuals to stay on unemployment was hotly debated during the COVID pandemic. This paper examines the impact of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) using rich individual data for the universe of all UI...