Code for "Employers and Unemployment Insurance Take-up"

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Marta Lachowska, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; Isaac Sorkin, Stanford University and NBER; Stephen A. Woodbury, Michigan State University and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Lachowska, Marta, Sorkin, Isaac, and Woodbury, Stephen A. Code for “Employers and Unemployment Insurance Take-up.” Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2025. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-06-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/E223361V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We quantify the employer's role in unemployment insurance (UI) take-up. Employer effects onclaiming and appeals are substantial, and those effects are negatively correlated, consistent with appealsdeterring claims. Low-wage workers are less likely to claim and more likely to have their claims appealed than median-wage workers. Employer effects help explain these income gradients, so equalizing employer effects on claiming would increase the progressivity of UI. Finally, the main source of targetingerror in UI is that eligible workers do not claim. 

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms unemployment insurance; experience rating; employers
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      H32 Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: Firm
      J30 Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Washington State
Universe:  View help for Universe Universe consists of quarterly records from all unemployment insurance covered employers Washington State from 2005:I to 2013:IV and unemployment insurance claims records of individuals who claimed unemployment benefits in Washington State during the same period. 
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Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Washington State Employment Security Department 
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Individual-level data

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