Casey McQuillan
@caseymcquillan.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at Princeton interested in public finance, labor economics, and causal inference | GRFP Fellow at NSF | Former RA at NewYorkFed | AmherstCollege '18
Website: https://casey-mcquillan.github.io/
Website: https://casey-mcquillan.github.io/
🚨🚨🚨 MY JOB MARKET PAPER 🚨🚨🚨
"Incomplete and Endogenous Take-Up of Unemployment Insurance Benefits" (with Brendan Moore)
➡️ We study how the generosity of UI benefits affects take-up and the implications for optimal policy.
"Incomplete and Endogenous Take-Up of Unemployment Insurance Benefits" (with Brendan Moore)
➡️ We study how the generosity of UI benefits affects take-up and the implications for optimal policy.
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
🚨🚨🚨 MY JOB MARKET PAPER 🚨🚨🚨
"Incomplete and Endogenous Take-Up of Unemployment Insurance Benefits" (with Brendan Moore)
➡️ We study how the generosity of UI benefits affects take-up and the implications for optimal policy.
"Incomplete and Endogenous Take-Up of Unemployment Insurance Benefits" (with Brendan Moore)
➡️ We study how the generosity of UI benefits affects take-up and the implications for optimal policy.
Reposted by Casey McQuillan
Casey McQuillan’s job market paper studies how unemployment insurance (UI) generosity affects take-up and optimal policy design. esd.wa.gov/media/pdf/42...
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Casey McQuillan’s job market paper studies how unemployment insurance (UI) generosity affects take-up and optimal policy design. esd.wa.gov/media/pdf/42...
Reposted by Casey McQuillan
Programs like unemployment insurance, are rarely mentioned as positive-sum (unlike, say trade). But research by Casey McQuillan (@caseymcquillan.bsky.social) and Brendan Moore shows how UI generates value by allowing job-seekers to find better job matches
nominalnews.substack.com/p/unemployme...
nominalnews.substack.com/p/unemployme...
More than a Safety Net – Value Created by Unemployment Benefits
Welfare programs, like unemployment insurance, are rarely mentioned as policies that are positive-sum.
nominalnews.substack.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Programs like unemployment insurance, are rarely mentioned as positive-sum (unlike, say trade). But research by Casey McQuillan (@caseymcquillan.bsky.social) and Brendan Moore shows how UI generates value by allowing job-seekers to find better job matches
nominalnews.substack.com/p/unemployme...
nominalnews.substack.com/p/unemployme...
🚨🚨🚨 NEW WORKING PAPER: "The Benefits of UI for Marginally Attached Workers" with Brendan Moore
➡️ We find that UI minimally delays re-employment, but substantially improves labor market outcomes for low-income workers
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➡️ We find that UI minimally delays re-employment, but substantially improves labor market outcomes for low-income workers
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July 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚨🚨🚨 NEW WORKING PAPER: "The Benefits of UI for Marginally Attached Workers" with Brendan Moore
➡️ We find that UI minimally delays re-employment, but substantially improves labor market outcomes for low-income workers
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➡️ We find that UI minimally delays re-employment, but substantially improves labor market outcomes for low-income workers
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