Liquidity and Insurance for the Unemployed

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2008
Volume: 98
Issue: 5
Pages: 1922-42

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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

Abstract

We study unemployment insurance for workers who sequentially sample job opportunities. We focus on the optimal timing of benefits and the desirability of allowing borrowing and saving. When workers have constant absolute risk

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:98:y:2008:i:5:p:1922-42
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-29