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DESCRIPTION:Michael R. Smith\, James ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Professor of Sociology.        
       Over a long period\, particularly since WWII\, rich countries have e
 quipped themselves with a set of protections (the welfare state) to reduce
  the likelihood people will experience catastrophic income loss. While the
  welfare state itself is not a matter of debate\, the design of its instit
 utions is. There's been particular interest in the (un)employment insuranc
 e program. Until the early '80s Canadian and US unemployment rates were ge
 nerally close. Since then\, Canadian rates have persistently exceeded US r
 ates. The extent to which this gap can be attributed to program design dif
 ferences has been the subject of considerable debate\, which this talk wil
 l review. Also\, potential program design effects will be explored using c
 omparative data from Canada and Australia\, two countries with very differ
 ent unemployment compensation program designs.\n
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LOCATION:Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\, 801 rue 
 Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:The welfare state and its consequences: The case of unemployment in
 surance
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