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dc.titleResearch Insights: How Can Unemployment Insurance Programs Balance Support, Job Quality, and Costs?
dc.contributor.authorDa Costa, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorMaestri, Lucas
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Cezar
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.date.available2025-05-28T00:05:00
dc.date.issue2025-05-28T00:05:00
dc.description.abstractNon-wage job attributes, such as effort and amenities, affect unemployment spells and unemployment insurance (UI) costs, with unobservable features leading to inefficiencies and moral hazard. UI programs must balance the insurance provided to unemployed workers with incentives for re-employment. When workers search for jobs with different levels of quality, the use of distortionary taxation might help the government incentivize worker search.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013546
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Research-Insights-How-Can-Unemployment-Insurance-Programs-Balance-Support-Job-Quality-and-Costs.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectTaxation
dc.subjectSmall Business
dc.subjectUnemployment Insurance
dc.subjectEquality
dc.subject.jelcodeH21 - Efficiency • Optimal Taxation
dc.subject.jelcodeJ64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
dc.subject.keywordsUnemployment insurance;Directed Search
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-01019
idb.operationRG-E1965
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