Read the article by Andrew Coyne entitled What Would Real Job Loss Insurance Look Like?”5
In 750 words or less,6 write an essay that addresses the following question, aimed at an audience
of policymakers:
Do you agree or disagree with the premise that the system of employment insurance system in
Canada encourages unemployment in certain industries? Critically analyze the arguments in the
article. You can rely on the models we have used in our class for your reasoning; but you should
not make technical statements that would not be intelligible to professionals not familiar with the
models.