Unemployment Insurance is the main U.S. government program that helps workers who lose a job through no fault of their own. By paying eligible workers a portion of their normal wage while they look for work, Unemployment Insurance mitigates the hardship faced by individual unemployed workers and simultaneously stabilizes the macroeconomy. Equitable Growth works to stimulate and disseminate research on the role Unemployment Insurance plays in the lives of workers and the economy as a whole.
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New research shows that differences in state Unemployment Insurance rules cause inequity and inefficiency
July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023
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Making Short-Time Compensation work for the low-wage service sector
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What the historically low U.S. unemployment rate means for women workers
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Planning for the next recession by reforming U.S. automatic stabilizers
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
A Valentine’s Day love letter to the Unemployment Insurance program
February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019
The macro-effects of unemployment insurance: A simulation-based discontinuity design approach
July 25, 2018
July 25, 2018
Sources of displaced workers’ long-term earnings losses
February 1, 2018
February 1, 2018
Firm and market shocks, wage risk, and the protection provided by government institutions: evidence from IRS tax data
July 5, 2017
July 5, 2017
The importance of unemployment benefits for protecting against income drops
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April 25, 2017
Scraping by: Income and program participation after the loss of extended unemployment benefits
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