abstract: 'The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system is the largest general social

  insurance program for working-age individuals in the United States and

  currently insures more than 140 million workers against temporary income

  losses related to unemployment. UI has been the bedrock of U.S. social

  policy in recessions, but the system has remained largely unchanged

  since the mid-1970s despite substantial changes in the labor market that

  include deindustrialization, higher female participation, increases in

  wage inequality, and technological changes. This article summarizes

  existing empirical evidence on the state of the UI system and its

  effectiveness in achieving its stated goals. A range of reform proposals

  are discussed that aim to address both the well-known, long-term issues

  with UI, as well as UI''s readiness to support the workforce of the

  twenty-first century.'
affiliation: 'von Wachter, T (Corresponding Author), Univ Calif Los Angeles, Econ,
  Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA.

  von Wachter, T (Corresponding Author), Calif Policy Lab, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA.

  von Wachter, T (Corresponding Author), Social Sci Div, Los Angeles, CA USA.

  von Wachter, Till, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Econ, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA.

  von Wachter, Till, Calif Policy Lab, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA.

  von Wachter, Till, Social Sci Div, Los Angeles, CA USA.'
author: von Wachter, Till
author-email: tvwachter@econ.ucla.edu
author_list:
- family: von Wachter
  given: Till
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0002716219885339
eissn: 1552-3349
files: []
issn: 0002-7162
journal: ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
keywords: 'unemployment insurance; experience rating; worker behavior; firm

  behavior'
keywords-plus: 'UNITED-STATES; JOB SEARCH; BENEFITS; EMPLOYMENT; DURATION; REEMPLOYMENT;

  EXPERIENCE; REGRESSION; EARNINGS; IMPACT'
language: English
month: NOV
number: 1, SI
number-of-cited-references: '61'
pages: 121-146
papis_id: 9c4bc30076a4d2d07b48bbe15c4344e8
ref: Vonwachter2019unemploymentinsuranc
times-cited: '2'
title: Unemployment Insurance Reform
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000494854300005
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '10'
volume: '686'
web-of-science-categories: Political Science; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
year: '2019'