Equity in Unemployment Insurance Benefit Access
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چکیده
We investigate the uneven pattern of access to unemployment insurance (UI) by age, gender, race, and ethnicity across United States. present results from a descriptive analysis using publicly available data reported states over time on rates UI recipiency characteristics beneficiaries. Recipiency measures proportion all unemployed who are receiving benefits. find suggestive evidence that shares lower than for females, youth, Blacks. offer program reforms could be adopted required federal government improve rates.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: AEA papers and proceedings
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2574-0768', '2574-0776']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20221010