Link: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/27/822944544/episode-986-america-unemployed
Within the past week, over 3 million people have filed for unemployment, a record number in the United States. Unemployment insurance was intended to help people, while also providing motivation to seek work. Seeking work, however, is close to impossible when you cannot leave your home.
Original Air Date: March 28, 2020
Length: 22 minutes 58 seconds
Discussion Prompt: What are the incentives inherent in the unemployment insurance policy? Do you believe the pandemic will change who qualifies for unemployment/how accessible unemployment benefits in either the short- or the long-run?Â
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