Auray, Stéphane; Fuller, David L.; Lkhagvasuren, damba - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique … - 2013
In the US unemployment insurance (UI) system, only a fraction of those eligible for benefits actually collect them. We estimate this fraction using CPS data and detailed state-level eligibility criteria. It averaged 77% from 1989 - 2012 and is negatively correlated with the unemployment rate....