<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I use longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to measure the extent to which an unemployment spell increases the likelihood that a worker receives a cash transfer from family. I examine the prevalence of cash transfers from family, the demographic distribution of unemployed receivers, and the variation between family supported and not family supported spells. I further investigate how this informal, private assistance relates to public transfers from Unemployment Insurance using state-by-year variation in the UI program. I find that unemployment increases the probability a worker receives financial assistance from their family, inclusive of all demographic subgroups, that family cash transfer receipt is growing over time, and is weakly related to UI availability.</p></abstract>

I use longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to measure the extent to which an unemployment spell increases the likelihood that a worker receives a cash transfer from family. I examine the prevalence of cash transfers from family, the demographic distribution of unemployed receivers, and the variation between family supported and not family supported spells. I further investigate how this informal, private assistance relates to public transfers from Unemployment Insurance using state-by-year variation in the UI program. I find that unemployment increases the probability a worker receives financial assistance from their family, inclusive of all demographic subgroups, that family cash transfer receipt is growing over time, and is weakly related to UI availability.

Who helps the unemployed? Workers’ receipt of public and private transfers

IZA Journal of Labor Economics

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I use longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to measure the extent to which an unemployment spell increases the likelihood that a...

Who helps the unemployed? Workers’ receipt of public and private transfers

Published Online: Aug 17, 2020

Page range: -

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajole-2020-0004

Keywords
Unemployment, unemployment insurance, transfers, racial inequality

© 2020 Kathryn Anne Edwards, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Who helps the unemployed? Workers’ receipt of public and private transfers

Published Online: Aug 17, 2020

Page range: -

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajole-2020-0004

KeywordsUnemployment, unemployment insurance, transfers, racial inequality

© 2020 Kathryn Anne Edwards, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Unemployment, unemployment insurance, transfers, racial inequality