Steve Woodbury researches issues in unemployment, unemployment insurance, and nonwage compensation. He is also a Professor of Economics at Michigan State University.
Woodbury is currently conducting research on financing unemployment insurance (for the U.S. Department of Labor) and on the long-term effects of reemployment programs (with Marta Lachowska and Merve Meral).
Research Highlights
Disaster Unemployment Assistance would help gig, contract, self-employed workers affected by COVID-19
DUA is normally paid to workers who lose their jobs, but do not qualify for regular UI benefits