State Dependence, Duration Dependence and Unobserved Heterogeneity inthe Employment Transitions of the over-50s

Lorenzo Cappellari, Richard Patrick Dorsett () and Getinet Astatike Haile ()

No 2007-16, ISER working papers from Institute for Social and Economic Research

Abstract: This paper examines employment transitions among men and women in the UK aged between 50 and the state pension age. We begin by examining the issue of duration dependence, using standard duration models. We then use a fourth order Markov model to estimate quarterly transitions while allowing for potential endogeneity of initial conditions. The results reject exogeneity of initial conditions and show the importance of both duration dependence and state dependence. This implies there is the potential for any individual to become trapped in non-employment and, ideally, policy should intervene as soon as an individual begins a period of non-employment.

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Date: 2007-08-22
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