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Title: Essays in Labor Economics

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: In the case of the unemployment benefits program, I analyze its effects on the behavior of employed workers rather than on unemployed individuals. I find evidence in Chapter I that, for older workers in the US, an increase in the potential replacement rate provided by unemployment benefits results in a decrease in the probability of searching on the job, which leads to a decrease in the probability of experiencing a job-to-job transition and an increase in the probability of transitioning into a jobless spell. The sizes of the estimated effects are larger for workers in downsizing firms. This finding is supported by the theoretical framework developed in my dissertation, which indicates that unemployment benefits would have stronger effects on the decisions of workers who are at higher risk of job loss.

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Authors: Gurierrez, Italo A.

Institution: University of Michigan

Department: Economics

Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey Andrew Smith

Degree: Ph.D

Publisher Location: Michigan

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Topics: Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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