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Government Provision of Unemployment Insurance due to Missing Private Markets
Private firms are often reluctant to offer unemployment insurance because of information asymmetry problems, such as moral hazard, where an insured individual might put less effort into finding a new job. This reluctance leads to a 'missing market' for this type of coverage. Consequently, governments frequently intervene to provide unemployment benefits as a form of social security.
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Government Provision of Unemployment Insurance due to Missing Private Markets
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