We study unemployment insurance in a framework where the main source of heterogeneity among agents is the type of … aggregate wealth moments. Our central finding is that changes to the current unemployment insurance program are valued … differently by married and single households. In particular, a more generous unemployment insurance reduces the welfare of married …

that a decrease of say unemployment probability or an increase in unemployment insurance (UI) generosity affects saving not …

-finding rates and the more standard view of negative effects. When unemployment compensation, if any, is low enough, we argue that … conclusion as well. Looking specifically at unemployment compensation, its optimal level is generally higher than when a lower …

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 …

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

We provide new evidence on the effect of the unemployment insurance (UI) weekly benefit amount on unemployment …

This article analyzes the behavioral effects of unemployment benefits (UB) and it characterizes their optimal level … decrease the duration in unemployment. Extensive numerical simulations indicate that the relationship between the level of the …

This article analyzes the behavioral effects of unemployment benefits (UB) and it characterizes their optimal level … very low, increasing its level or providing liquidity to the agent can decrease the duration in unemployment; for higher …

This article analyzes the behavioral effects of unemployment benefits (UB) and it characterizes their optimal level … very low, increasing its level or providing liquidity to the agent can decrease the duration in unemployment; for higher …