Did Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Reduce Employment? Evidence from Early State-Level Expirations in June 2021
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JEL classification:
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
- J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-IAS-2022-01-24 (Insurance Economics)
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