We study data from the labor market during recoveries from recessions, excluding the
recovery from the pandemic recession of 2020. Our objective is to understand why the …

What influences whether unemployed individuals take up Unemployment Insurance (UI)?
For answers to this question, research on the take-up of public benefits has looked to the …

Communities that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel–related economic activity—including
the production, transformation, and consumption of coal, oil, and natural gas—will continue …

Losing a job is a devastating experience, with ramifications that include a sudden drop in
income and more subtle challenges such as unstructured days, the loss of a work-based …

The unemployment insurance program in the US offers benefits to workers if they lose their
jobs through no fault of their own. In 2011, this program cost $108 billion, of which nearly …

This paper calculates the cost of an unemployment shock in terms of family welfare. We find
that, overall, families face an average annualized expected dollar equivalent welfare loss of …

2019_07_12_Fed WP Version 2 Page 1 Research assistance from Augustine Denteh is much
appreciated, and thanks is extended to Julie Cullen and Raj Chetty for making programs used …

This paper calculates the cost of an unemployment shock in terms of family welfare for
married and single families separately and by education level. We find that, overall, families …