Does the sophistication of use of unemployment insurance evolve with experience?

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1220-1245

  Gray, David ^a   McDonald, Ted ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LEARNING; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 84865169290     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2012.01732.x     Document Type: Article

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