Helping Unemployment Through Wage Insurance, Other Options

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May 19, 2016

Workers dig to clear cement and soil to rebuild a footpath at the Times Square in New York on May 5, 2016. An increase in layoffs pushed US claims for unemployment insurance higher last week but the jobs market remains tight, Labor Department data showed. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

As job loss due to trade deals continues to be a campaign issue, Here & Now's Robin Young speaks to University of California San Diego economist Gordon Hanson about how we incentivize unemployed workers to stay unemployed, and what safety net options are out there.

Guest

Gordon Hanson, economist at UC San Diego.

This segment aired on May 19, 2016.

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