Optimal unemployment insurance

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 412-438

  Hopenhayn, Hugo A ^a   Nicolini, Juan Pablo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSURANCE SYSTEM; SOCIAL POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 0030687523     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262078     Document Type: Article

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