The Finance of Unemployment Compensation and its Consequence for the Labor Market

Audrey Guo and Andrew Johnston

No 13330, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: For every payment, there is an equal and opposite tax. In the study of unemployment insurance, economists have developed a substantial literature considering the impact of payments on labor supply. In contrast, they have usually left unexamined the influence on labor demand of the unique tax that finances it. Experience rating in unemployment insurance presents several fascinating questions for economists. This paper marks some of those questions and helps analysts engage them by explaining the unique institutions at play.

Keywords: payrol taxation; unemployment insurance; experience rating (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 H22 H25 H71 J23 J32 J38 J65 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2020-06
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