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Working Papers

2020

1. An Illustrated Case for Unemployment Insurance Reform
   Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)
2. Heterogeneous impacts on layoffs of changes in Brazilian unemployment insurance eligibility rules
   Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
3. Nudges to Increase Completion of Welfare Applications: Experimental Evidence from Michigan
   Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
4. State Unemployment Insurance Reserves Are Not Adequate
   Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

2019

5. Are Sufficient Statistics Necessary? Nonparametric Measurement of Deadweight Loss from Unemployment Insurance
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (3)
   Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. (2019) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2021)
6. The Effect of Job Referrals on Labor Market Outcomes in Brazil
   Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
   Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2019)
   See also Journal Article in Economía Journal (2022)

2017

7. Evaluating Public Employment Programs with Field Experiments: A Survey of American Evidence
   Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
8. The Employment Service-Unemployment Insurance Partnership: Origin, Evolution, and Revitalization
   Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
   See also Chapter (2018)

2016

9. Are State Unemployment Insurance Reserves Sufficient for the Next Recession?
   Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (5)
10. Lessons from the American Federal-State unemployment insurance system for a European unemployment benefits system
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in International Social Security Review (2020)

2015

11. Should UI Eligibility Be Expanded to Low-Earning Workers? Evidence on Employment, Transfer Receipt, and Income from Administrative Data
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (1)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (2015) View citations (2)
12. Use of Unemployment Insurance and Public Employment Services after Leaving Welfare
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

2014

13. Use of Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program Benefits by Unemployment Insurance Applicants in Michigan during the Great Recession
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)

2012

14. Effects of NAFTA on US Employment and Policy Responses: A Product of the International Collaborative Initiative on Trade and Employment (ICITE)
    OECD Trade Policy Papers, OECD Publishing

2011

15. Benefit Payment Costs of Unemployment Insurance Modernization: Estimates Based on Kentucky Administrative Data
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)

2009

16. Employment and Training Policy in the United States during the Economic Crisis
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
17. Policies for Displaced Workers: An American Perspective
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

2007

18. Reemployment and Earnings Recovery among Older Unemployment Insurance Claimants
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
    See also Chapter (2008)

2005

19. Do Job Search Rules and Reemployment Services Reduce Insured Unemployment?
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (2)
20. Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (6)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2009)
    Journal Article in Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies (2009)

2004

21. Personal Reemployment Accounts: Simulations for Planning Implementation
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (2)

2003

22. A New WPRS Profiling Model for Michigan
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
    See also Chapter (2003)
23. Cost-Effectiveness of Targeted Reemployment Bonuses
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (6)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (4)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2005)

2002

24. A Frontline Decision Support System for Georgia Career Centers
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (14)
    See also Chapter (2003)

2000

25. Alternative Measures of State UI Systems
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
26. Intergovernmental Relations and Employment Policy: The United States Experience
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2004)
27. Unemployment Compensation and Older Workers
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (3)
    See also Chapter (2001)

1999

28. Evaluating the impact of active labor programs: results of cross country studies in Europe and Central Asia
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (28)
29. Promoting Self Employment Among the Unemployed in Hungary and Poland
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (3)

1997

30. Preliminary Evidence on Active Labor Programs' Impacts in Hungary and Poland
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
31. Preliminary Evidence on Impacts of Active Labor Programs in Hungary and Poland
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)
32. Unemployment Insurance Policy in New England: Background and Issues
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (2)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in New England Economic Review (1997)

1996

33. Design of the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services System and Evaluation in Michigan
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (6)

1995

34. An Impact Analysis of Labor Market Programs in Hungary
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (5)

1994

35. Evaluating Pooled Evidence from the Reemployment Bonus Experiments
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (9)
    Also in Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (11)
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (1995)
36. Innovation in planning Hungarian labour market programs
    ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization

1993

37. Reemployment Incentives for Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries: Results from the Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

1991

38. An Analysis of Pooled Evidence from the Pennsylvania and Washington Reemployment Bonus Demonstrations
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (4)

1990

39. An Econometric Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Adequacy
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Undated

40. A Net Impact Analysis of Active Labour Programmes in Hungary
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Economics of Transition (1997)
41. Bonus Impacts on Receipt of Unemployment Insurance
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2001)
42. Do Bonus Offers Shorten Unemployment Insurance Spells? Results from the Washington Experiment
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (1995)
43. Encouragement Emails Increase Participation in Reemployment Services
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
44. Estimating Labour Supply functions under the Rationing Constraints of Over- and Under-Employment
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
45. Impacts on Employment and Earnings
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
    See also Chapter (2001)
46. Indicadores del rendimiento para regular los programas de empleo de Hungria y Polonia
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
47. L'impact des mesures pour l'emploi en Hongrie at en Pologne
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
48. Les indicateurs d'efficacite au service de la politique active de l'emploi en Hongrie et en Pologne
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
49. New Ways of Evaluating State Unemployment Insurance
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in New England Economic Review (1999)
50. Participation in the Reemployment Bonus Experiments
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2001)
51. Performance Indicators: A Management Assessment Tool for Active Labour Programmes in Hungary and Poland
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (3)
52. Public Employment Policy for an Aging Workforce
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
53. Rendiemento neto de los programas de fomento del empleo de Hungria y Polonia
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
54. Simple Encouragement Emails Increased Take-Up of Reemployment Program (Brief)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
55. Simple Encouragement Emails Increased Take-Up of Reemployment Program (Infographic)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
56. State UI Job Search Rules and Reemployment Services
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (3)
57. Targeting Reemployment Bonuses
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (3)
    See also Chapter (2002)
58. The Net Impact of Active Labour Market Programmes in Hungary and Poland
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (11)
59. Using Behavioral Insights to Improve Take-Up of a Reemployment Program: Trial Design and Findings (Final Report)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research

Journal Articles

2022

1. Effects of Job Referrals on Labor Market Outcomes in Brazil
   Economía Journal, 2022, Volume 21, Number 2, (Spring 2021), 157-186
   See also Working Paper (2019)
2. Equity in Unemployment Insurance Benefit Access
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, 112, 91-96

2021

3. Are Sufficient Statistics Necessary? Nonparametric Measurement of Deadweight Loss from Unemployment Insurance
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39, (S2), S455 - S506 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2019)

2020

4. Heterogeneous effects of Brazilian unemployment insurance reforms on layoffs
   Economics Letters, 2020, 197, (C) View citations (3)
5. Lessons from the American federal‐state unemployment insurance system for a European unemployment benefits system
   International Social Security Review, 2020, 73, (1), 3-34
   See also Working Paper (2016)
6. Unemployment Insurance and Means-Tested Program Interactions: Evidence from Administrative Data
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2020, 12, (2), 159-92 View citations (1)

2019

7. Unemployment Insurance and USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Together Cushioned the Great Recession
   Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2019, November 2019, (10)

2009

8. Evaluating job training in two Chinese cities
   Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2009, 7, (1), 77-94 View citations (2)
   See also Chapter (2009)
   Working Paper (2005)

2005

9. Cost-Effectiveness of Targeted Reemployment Bonuses
   Journal of Human Resources, 2005, 40, (1) View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper (2003)

1999

10. New ways of evaluating state unemployment insurance
    New England Economic Review, 1999, (Mar), 15-40 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper

1997

11. A net impact analysis of active labour programmes in Hungary
    The Economics of Transition, 1997, 5, (2), 453-484 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper
12. Unemployment insurance policy in New England: background and issues
    New England Economic Review, 1997, (May), 3-22 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1995

13. Do bonus offers shorten unemployment insurance spells? results from the washington experiment
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1995, 14, (2), 245-269 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper
14. Evaluating Pooled Evidence from the Reemployment Bonus Experiments
    Journal of Human Resources, 1995, 30, (3), 534-550 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (1994)

Books

2001

1. Manual on Evaluation of Labour Market Policies in Transition Economies
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (11)

Edited books

2019

1. Strengths of the Social Safety Net in the Great Recession: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and Unemployment Insurance
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

2004

2. Job Training Policy in the United States
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (9)
3. Labor Exchange Policy in the United States
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

2002

4. Targeting Employment Services
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (7)

1997

5. Unemployment Insurance in the United States: Analysis of Polciy Issues
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Chapters

2018

1. The Employment Service-Unemployment Insurance Partnership: Origin, Evolutioin, and Revitalization
   A chapter in Unemployment Insurance Reform: Fixing a Broken System, 2018 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
2. Unemployment Insurance Reform: Evidence-Based Policy Recommendations
   A chapter in Unemployment Insurance Reform: Fixing a Broken System, 2018 View citations (1)

2009

3. Evaluating job training in two Chinese cities
   A chapter in China in the World Economy, 2009, pp 137-155 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2005)
   Journal Article in Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies (2009)

2008

4. Activation from Income Support in the US
   A chapter in Bringing the Jobless into Work? Experiences with Activation Schemes in Europe and the US, 2008, pp 345-414
   Also in Springer (2008)
5. Reemployment and Earnings Recovery among Older Unemployment Insurance Claimants
   W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2005

6. Benefit Current Policy Themes for Unemployment Insurance in the United States
   A chapter in Employment Insurance and Public Employment Services in Selected Countries, 2005, pp 3-55

2004

7. Evaluating Training Programs: Impacts at the Local Level
   A chapter in Evaluating Local Economic and Employment Development: How to Access What Works Among Programmes and Policies, 2004, pp 251-286
8. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Labor Exchange Services
   W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (4)
9. Experience and Prospects for Labor Exchange Policy
   W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
10. Intergovernmental Relations in Employment Policy: The United States Experience
    A chapter in Federalism and Labour market Policy: Comparing Different Governance and Employment Strategies, 2004, pp 25-82 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
11. Public Job Training: Experience and Prospects
    W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)
12. U.S. Job Training: Types, Participants and History
    W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (3)

2003

13. A Frontline Decision Support System for Georgia Career Centers
    A chapter in A Compilation of Selected Papers from the Employment and Training Administration's 2003 Biennial National Research Conference, ETA Occasional Paper 2003-06, 2003, pp 80-129
    See also Working Paper (2002)
14. A New WPRS Profiling Model for Michigan
    A chapter in A Compilation of Selected Papers from the Employment and Training Administration's 2003 Biennial National Research Conference, ETA Occasional Paper 2003-06, 2003, pp 130-184
    See also Working Paper (2003)
15. Lecciones de los Paises Europeos en Transicion y America dle Norte Sobre el Seguro de Desempleo pafa los Paises de America Latina y el Caribe
    A chapter in Unemployment Insurance Systems in the Americas, 2003, pp 293-320
16. Lessons About Unemployment Insurance for Latin American and Carribean Countries from European Transition Countries and North America
    A chapter in Unemployment Insurance Systems in the Americas, 2003, pp 121-134

2002

17. A Frontline Decision Support System for One-Stop Centers
    Chapter 12 in Targeting Employment Services, 2002, pp 337-379 View citations (9)
18. Public Employment Policy in the New Economic Environment: The United States Experience
    A chapter in Active Labor Market Policies and Unemployment Insurance in Selected Countries, 2002, pp 182-197
    Also in A chapter in Active Labor Market Policies and Unemployment Insurance in Selected Countries, 2002, pp 27-157 (2002)
19. Targeting Reemployment Bonuses
    Chapter 6 in Targeting Employment Services, 2002, pp 161-182 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper

2001

20. Bonus Impacts on Receipt of Unemployment Insurance
    W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper
21. Impacts on Employment and Earnings
    W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
    See also Working Paper
22. Participation in the Reemployment Bonus Experiments
    W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper
23. Unemployment Compensation and Older Workers
    W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1998

24. The Adequacy of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
    A chapter in Reform of the Unemployment Insurance System: Research in Employment Policy, 1998, vol. 1, pp 63-110 View citations (3)
    Also in A chapter in Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation: Background Papers, 1996, vol. 3, pp EE1-EE60 (1996) View citations (5)

1997

25. Adequacy of the Weekly Benefit Amount
    Chapter 5 in Unemployment Insurance in the United States: Analysis of Policy Issues, 1997, pp 163-210 View citations (9)
26. Policy Issues: An Overview
    Chapter 1 in Unemployment Insurance in the United States: Analysis of Policy Issues, 1997, pp 1-49 View citations (2)
27. Summing Up: Achievements, Problems, and Prospects
    Chapter 15 in Unemployment Insurance in the United States: Analysis of Policy Issues, 1997, pp 669-722 View citations (1)

1996

28. Design of the WPRS System and Evaluation in Michigan
    A chapter in Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) National Colloquium, June 1996, Selected Papers and Materials, 1996, pp 187-199 View citations (2)
29. Discussion [of Employee Representation in Economies in Transition]
    A chapter in Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting, Industrial Relations Research Association, January 5-7, 1996, 1996, pp 92-94