Identifying key barriers to unemployment insurance for disadvantaged workers in the united states

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 439-460

  Shaefer, H Luke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSURANCE SYSTEM; POLICY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT; WAGE DETERMINATION; WELFARE PROVISION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953612960     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279410000218     Document Type: Article

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