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The End of Emergency Pandemic Unemployment Benefits in 2021


Abstract: Although many saw the $300 weekly add-on as the key disincentive to work, the large drop in benefit recipients was driven primarily by the halt in other federal jobless programs.

Keywords: COVID-19; unemployment; unemployment benefits;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Source: On the Economy

Publication Date: 2022-04-07