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Unemployment insurance: an old lesson for the new federalism?


Abstract: An examination of America's unemployment insurance system, covering its origin and financing, its solvency problems, and the potential effects of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 as an example of what might be expected from defederalizing government programs.

Keywords: Unemployment insurance;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Commentary

Publication Date: 1982

Issue: Apr

Order Number: 1