The Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment Final Report

Abstract

This publication at WorkforceGPS.org reports findings from an impact evaluation of the Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment, which was designed to reduce the disincentive to find employment caused by Unemployment Insurance; the experiment took place in Washington State during 1988 and involved giving a financial incentive to randomly selected UI recipients who found a job and exited the UI rolls before the end of their entitled duration of benefits.