Upjohn Research

Title

The Federal Supplemental Benefits Program: An Appraisal of Emergency Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Authors

Walter Corson, Mathematica Policy Research
Walter Nicholson, Amherst College

Year

1982

Abstract

Examines emergency policies to extend UI benefits during recessionary periods.

Contents

1. Introduction and Summary
2. A History of UI Duration Legislation
3. Labor Market Experiences and Characteristics of FSB Recipients
4. Allocational Effects of FSB
5. Distributional Effects of FSB

Citation

Corson, Walter, and Walter Nicholson. 1982. The Federal Supplemental Benefits Program: An Appraisal of Emergency Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

Sponsorship

Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Dept. of Labor contract DOL20-34-76-12

ISBN

9780911558913 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and POVERTY; Unemployment insurance; Benefits and duration; Benefit financing