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The differential impact of unemployment insurance on unemployment duration by income level

Hughes, James J., Peoples, James, Perlman, Richard (1996) The differential impact of unemployment insurance on unemployment duration by income level. International Journal of Manpower, 17 (2). 18-&. ISSN 0143-7720. (doi:10.1108/01437729610112349) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:19250)

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Abstract

While there is a vast literature on the effect of unemployment insurance on unemployment duration, in almost all of these studies the replacement ratio is the key explanatory variable. Does not contest the almost universal findings that the higher the ratio of unemployment income to that of previous earnings, the longer is unemployment duration, but finds that when pre-unemployment income itself is considered, duration is positively related to that income. Supports the positive view of the merits of unemployment insurance. While past studies emphasize the leisure aspect, unemployment insurance incorporates the ability to improve search through the use of unemployment insurance funds. This use of funds is particularly applicable to high income recipients.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1108/01437729610112349
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HA Statistics > HA33 Management Science
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Kent Business School (do not use)
Depositing User: R.F. Xu
Date Deposited: 04 Jun 2009 15:57 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:57 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/19250 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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