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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Meyer 1990<br />

Meyer includes log UI benefit level as a covariate:<br />

In this specification,<br />

log h t = log α t + β 1<br />

log b + β 2<br />

X<br />

d log h t<br />

d log b = β 1 = ε h t ,b<br />

Note: in exponential survival (constant-hazard) models,<br />

ε ht ,b = −ε 1−e,b<br />

Meyer estimates ε ht ,b = −0.9 using administrative data for UI<br />

claimants<br />

Subsequent studies get smaller estimates; consensus: ε ht ,b = −0.5<br />

(Krueger and Meyer 2002)<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 6: Social Insurance 58 / 207

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