• Last updated: Wed, Nov 8, 2023Status: Ongoing
  • Anna Sjögren, Lisa Laun, Hanna Mühlrad, and Jan Sauermann

How does unemployment insurance protect the families of workers who lose their jobs?

This project examines how expanded access to unemployment insurance (UI) during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the economic and social well-being of Swedish families. By comparing families of job-losers who qualified for UI due to pandemic-era reforms to those who did not, the study explores how UI affects family income, reliance on means-tested benefits, household stability, and children’s outcomes – such as school performance and mental health. The project contributes to a broader research agenda on the role of the welfare state in mitigating the consequences of economic shocks.

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