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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Unemployment Insurance<br />

Start with UI: approx. $40 bn/yr. paid to people who get laid off<br />

Potential benefits<br />

1 Smoother path of consumption<br />

2 Better job matches<br />

Potential distortions:<br />

1 Less job search, higher unemployment rate<br />

2 Workers’preferences distorted toward unstable jobs<br />

3 Shirking because fear of job loss not as great<br />

4 Less savings<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 6: Social Insurance 32 / 207

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