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Aaron Sojourner

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What if quitting your terrible job would help the economy?

Research by economists Zhifeng Cai & @heathcote.bsky.social shows that extending unemployment insurance to workers who quit their jobs would improve economic efficiency.
www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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Will Wilkinson πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ's avatar Will Wilkinson πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ @wlknsn.xyz
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The matching logic here has always been intuitive to me, which is why it seems pretty clear that the actual system has very little interest in the efficiency of labor markets. Seems more about the distribution of bargaining power between workers and employers.

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Max T πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ¦˜ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ's avatar Max T πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ¦˜ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ @91vaults.bsky.social
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Wait you don't get unemployment in America if you quit your job? ....wow

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