Unemployment Insurance Design and Its Effects: Evidence for Uruguay

Using unemployment insurance records and social security labor histories, we provide evidence of the impacts of recent changes in the unemployment insurance system of Uruguay. We estimate the effects on unemployment duration and post unemployment wages. Two main changes are considered: the modificat...

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Main Authors: Verónica Amarante, Andrés Dean, Rodrigo Arim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá) 2013-06-01
Series:Desarrollo y Sociedad
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Online Access:http://economia.uniandes.edu.co/investigaciones_y_publicaciones/CEDE/Publicaciones/Revista_Desarrollo_y_Sociedad/Ediciones/Revista_Desarrollo_y_Sociedad_No._71/Unemployment_Insurance_Design_and_Its_Effects_Evidence_for_Uruguay