Lessons from the American federal‐state unemployment insurance system for a European unemployment benefits system
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9971872 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher J O’Leary (0000-0002-3372-7527, W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Kalamazoo MI United States, corresponding author), Burt S Barnow (George Washington University Washington DC United States), Burt Barnow (0000-0002-5195-4336, George Washington University), Karolien Lenaerts (0000-0002-3299-4690, Research Institute for Work and Society KU Leuven Belgium) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-34 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-871X • E-ISSN: 1468-246X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/issr.12226 |
| OpenAlex | W2528171206 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article reviews practices in the United States (US) federal‐state unemployment insurance (UI) system regarding applicant eligibility, benefit generosity, benefit financing and emergency measures with the aim of revealing lessons for a possible European unemployment benefit system (EUBS) for European Union (EU) Member States. We overview the US system for UI and examine important areas of federal leadership. While the US system offers some good ideas for setting up an EUBS, there are also lessons in some shortcomings of the US experience. We overview existing national UI systems in the EU and review the debate on an EUBS in the EU. We identify areas of risk for individual and institutional moral hazard in a multi‐tiered UI system and give examples of monitoring methods and incentives to ameliorate such risks. We suggest approaches for gradual system development, encouraging lower‐tier behaviour, benefit financing, and responses to regional and system‐wide labour market crises
Actuarial science · Business · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · European union · Generosity · Incentive · Market economy · Member state · Member states · Moral hazard · Political science · Public economics · State (computer science · Unemployment · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |