Fraser Institute News Release: Policymakers must consider automatic policy responses to recessions—EI benefits increased by nearly $5 billion in 2009

When unemployment increases, as it does during recessions, employment insurance benefits increase automatically, without policymakers in Ottawa crafting a new policy in response to the economic downturn, said Jake Fuss, Fraser Institute economist and co-author of Fiscal Policy and Recessions: A Primer on Automatic Stabilizers .