Optimal unemployment insurance in a matching equilibrium

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-138

  Coles, Melvyn ^a   Masters, Adrian ^b  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 32144442353     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/497820     Document Type: Review

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