Unemployment Insurance and Labor Contracts under Asymmetric Information: Theory and Facts.

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 1986
Volume: 76
Issue: 3
Pages: 365-77

Score contribution per author:

8.043 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The paper provides evidence to show that many U.S. labor contracts havelittle or no private unemployment insurance provision. A model of an optional contract under asymmetric information, with no private unemployment insurance, is presented. Underemployment and involuntaryunemployment may coexist. Copyright 1986 by American Economic Association.

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:76:y:1986:i:3:p:365-77
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-26