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Effect of unemployment insurance tax on wages and employment: a partial equilibrium analysis

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Pages 247-250 | Published online: 23 Jan 2009
 

Abstract

We develop a partial equilibrium model under a cost minimization problem to derive the effect of an unemployment insurance tax. The model suggests that a portion of the tax is passed on to employees by means of reduced wages and employment.

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