Unintended consequences of unemployment insurance: Evidence from stricter eligibility criteria in Brazil

Carvalho, Cristiano C.; Corbi, Raphael; Narita, Renata

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Unintended consequences of unemployment insurance: Evidence from stricter eligibility criteria in Brazil

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Author(s):	Carvalho, Cristiano C. ^[1] ; Corbi, Raphael ^[1] ; Narita, Renata ^[1] Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:	^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil Total Affiliations: 1
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	ECONOMICS LETTERS; v. 162, p. 157-161, JAN 2018.
Web of Science Citations:	0
Abstract
This paper investigates the impact of changes in the eligibility criteria of unemployment benefits (UI) on layoffs in Brazil. We exploit exogenous variation introduced by a reform in the UI system in 2015. Our difference-in-differences estimates show that UI accounts for 11-13% of the average dismissal rates of eligible workers. Our results are consistent with workers having the incentive to strategically induce their dismissals in order to collect UI benefits. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process:	15/22130-9 - Size of Legislature, Public Spending and Political Budget Cycle
Grantee:	Raphael Bottura Corbi
Support Opportunities:	Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral

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