Development of Techniques for Evaluation of the Weekly Benefit Amount in Unemployment Insurance
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1977Author
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA)
Abstract
The object of benefit adequacy research studies is to supply an empirical basis for the evaluation of the weekly benefit amount (WBA) provided by unemployment insurance (UI) in terms of the program's primary objective to alleviate the hardships that result from the loss of wage income during unemployment. The specific objectives of this research are as follows: (1) to evaluate, refine and modify, if necessary, the recurring expense concept as it emerged from the pilot project, doing so through further analysis of recurring expense levels found among the Columbia, South Carolina beneficiaries during both employment and unemployment as they relate to household income and other important variables; (2) While total recurring expense is related to total household income, the weekly benefit amount is related only to the lost earnings of the beneficiary.