Congress extended unemployment benefits. What should come next?
Lauren Bauer explains how unemployment insurance (UI) benefits - now extended to September via the American Rescue Plan - have affected household finances and worker behavior, and why Congress should add automatic triggers to UI before the next recession.
Show notes and transcript: https://brook.gs/2Ord8l1
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