How did unemployment insurance extensions affect the unemployment rate in 2008–10?

During recessions, it is common for the federal government to extend the standard unemployment insurance (UI) program. Many economic studies have shown that workers who receive UI extensions tend to take longer to find new employment, leading to a somewhat longer average duration of unemployment among all workers.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Mazumder, Bhash
Published in:	Chicago Fed Letter. - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. - 2011, Apr, 285
Publisher:	Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Subject:	Unemployment \| Employment (Economic theory)

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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