Optimal state-contingent unemployment insurance

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Optimal state-contingent unemployment insurance

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Sánchez, Juan M.

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Juan M. Sanchez

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Since the probability of finding a job is affected not only by individual effort but also by the aggregate state of the economy, designing unemployment insurance schemes conditional on the business cycles could be valuable. This paper answers a fundamental question related to this issue: How should the payments vary with the aggregate state of the economy?

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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Economics Letters.

Volume (Year): 98 (2008)
Issue (Month): 3 (March)
Pages: 348-357
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- Sanchez, Juan M., 2006. "Optimal State-Contingent Unemployment Insurance," MPRA Paper 2535, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]

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Torben M. Andersen & Michael Svarer, 2009. "Business Cycle Dependent Unemployment Insurance," Kiel Working Papers 1498, Kiel Institute for the World Economy. [Downloadable!]
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- Andersen, Torben M & Svarer, Michael, 2009. "Business Cycle Dependent Unemployment Insurance," CEPR Discussion Papers 7334, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

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