Direct and indirect effects of mass layoffs: evidence from geo-referenced data

Philipp Vom Berge and Achim Schmillen
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Philipp Vom Berge: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany

No 201511, IAB-Discussion Paper from Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

Abstract: "Using a novel data set that contains precise geo-referenced information on the universe of German establishments, we analyse both the direct effects of mass layoffs and any indirect impacts on workers who are employed in the vicinity of an establishment being closed down. In line with the literature, we document economically significant impacts of mass layoffs on the employment and earnings prospects of directly displaced workers. In contrast, neither an individual-level difference-indifference approach nor an alternative establishment-level approach inspired by the spatial economics literature find evidence of additional adverse economic effects for workers or establishments indirectly exposed to mass layoffs." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bayern; Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Beschäftigungseffekte; Massenentlassungen; regionaler Arbeitsmarkt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J64 J65 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2015
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