The Consumption Smoothing Benefits of Unemployment Insurance
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- J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
- H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
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