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Do Extended Unemployment Benefits Lengthen Unemployment Spells?

Evidence from Recent Cycles in the U.S. Labor Market

Henry S. Farber and Robert G. Valletta
Journal of Human Resources, October 2015, 50 (4) 873-909; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.4.873
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