Layoffs, Wages and Unemployment Insurance

The influence of unemployment insurance on wage and layoff behavior is analyzed in the context of optimal labor contracts. Responses of contract terms to changes in economic parameters are shown to depend in general on the nature of the initial contract, the degree of workers' risk aversion, an...

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Main Authors: BURDETT, Kenneth, HOOL, Bryce
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1983
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1769
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/2768/viewcontent/LayoffsWagesUnEmpInsurance_1983.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English