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Direct linkWenger, Jeffrey B.; Walters, Matthew J. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2006
During periods of high unemployment, many workers exhaust their unemployment insurance (UI) benefits before regaining employment. To help alleviate this problem, Congress created the extended benefits (EB) program, expanding the number of weeks of benefits available to UI recipients in high unemployment states. The EB program operates by…
Descriptors: Insurance, Unemployment, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
