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Journal of Labor Economics Vol. 5 No. 3 1987

The Effect of Unemployment Insurance on Unemployment Duration

Moshe Ben-Horim; Dror Zuckerman

Abstract

This paper shows that unemployment insurance benefits could decrease the expected duration of unemployment induced by search. An unemployed person who has to finance search from limited resources may use the benefits to intensify search effort and lower the expected duration of unemployment.

DOI
10.1086/298153
Volume
5
Issue
3
Pages
386-390
Language
en
Sources
openalex crossref

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