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Interstate Differences In Employer Tax Costs And Worker Benefits Of Unemployment Insurance: A Micro-Simulation Approach, Timothy L. Hunt, Christopher J. O'Leary, Wei-Jang Huang Feb 2015

Interstate Differences In Employer Tax Costs And Worker Benefits Of Unemployment Insurance: A Micro-Simulation Approach, Timothy L. Hunt, Christopher J. O'Leary, Wei-Jang Huang

Christopher J. O'Leary

This study compares employer unemployment insurance (UI) tax costs and worker UI benefits across the 28 largest industrial states for 1988. The comparison is done using a detailed computerized micro-simulation model which computes the worker UI benefits and employer UI taxes for each state. Assumed characteristics of employers and employees are held constant across the states so that differences in UI costs and benefits among the states can be attributed entirely to differences in UI statutes. The principal findings of this study are: (1) the UI system can be modeled fruitfully at the firm level, (2) there are significant UI …


Experience Rating Of Unemployment Insurance In Michigan And Other States: A Microeconomic Comparison For 1988, Timothy L. Hunt, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2015

Experience Rating Of Unemployment Insurance In Michigan And Other States: A Microeconomic Comparison For 1988, Timothy L. Hunt, Christopher J. O'Leary

Christopher J. O'Leary

No abstract provided.


Intrastate Differences In Workers' Compensation Costs: October 1986 Closed Case Study, H. Allan Hunt, Leslie E. Lance Nov 2012

Intrastate Differences In Workers' Compensation Costs: October 1986 Closed Case Study, H. Allan Hunt, Leslie E. Lance

H. Allan Hunt

It is the goal of this study to present an empirical description of the Michigan workers' compensation system as of 1986 which will enable the comparison of the operation of the current system with the 1978 system in order to measure the impact of the policy changes implemented in the early 1980s.


Two Rounds Of Workers' Compensation Reform In Michigan, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Two Rounds Of Workers' Compensation Reform In Michigan, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


The Incidence Of Workers' Compensation Claims In Michigan: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

The Incidence Of Workers' Compensation Claims In Michigan: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


The Recent Moderation In Workers' Compensation Costs In Michigan And The Nation, John Burton, H. Hunt, Alan Krueger Nov 2012

The Recent Moderation In Workers' Compensation Costs In Michigan And The Nation, John Burton, H. Hunt, Alan Krueger

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Open Competition In Michigan On The Employers' Costs Of Workers' Compensation, H. Hunt, Alan Krueger, John Burton Nov 2012

The Impact Of Open Competition In Michigan On The Employers' Costs Of Workers' Compensation, H. Hunt, Alan Krueger, John Burton

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Differences In Workers' Compensation Costs, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Differences In Workers' Compensation Costs, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Employer Factors In The Incidence And Cost Of Workers' Compensation Claims, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle V. Habeck Nov 2012

Employer Factors In The Incidence And Cost Of Workers' Compensation Claims, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle V. Habeck

H. Allan Hunt

Examines the correlates of workers' compensation claims incidence and costs for a select sample of Michigan employers in 1988