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Expanding unemployment insurance (UI) benefits in recessions is necessary yet has inherent challenges. In practice, the relative costs and benefits of recent UI expansions need to be assessed by looking at the data. Evidence from recent downturns can inform the policy challenge of expanding UI effectively in future recessions. This article discusses how extended UI benefits has affected the labor market, workers, and the economy by examining evidence from the pandemic and recession in 2008.

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