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Title: Essays on Unemployment Insurance
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Teahan, Brittany A. |
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Essays on Unemployment Insurance Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Purdue University, 2014 Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97 Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Geocoded Data; Underemployment; Unemployment Insurance Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. In the third chapter, joint work with Robert Lantis, we investigate potential unintended consequences of unemployment insurance (UI) policy on alcohol use and abuse. Using NLSY data supplemented with Geocode data, we estimate the effect of benefit replacement rates on changes in individual alcohol consumption following job loss. Identification relies on variation in replacement rates across states and over time. Benefits provide income to the unemployed which enables individuals to smooth consumption and also may reduce the stress and anxiety of job loss. Results indicate higher levels of benefits increase the amount of alcohol unemployed individuals consume. Moreover, a higher level of benefits increases the likelihood an individual abuses alcohol following job loss. Individuals' responsiveness to changes in replacement rates varies based on drinking history with moderate drinkers the most responsive to changes. |
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Teahan, Brittany A. Essays on Unemployment Insurance. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Purdue University, 2014. |