The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on worker careers: do different job opportunities matter?

Mara Buhmann, Laura Pohlan and Duncan Roth
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Mara Buhmann: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany
Laura Pohlan: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany

No 202507, IAB-Discussion Paper from Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

Abstract: "This paper exploits that the Covid-19 pandemic came as an unexpected shock that temporarily reduced the ratio of vacancies to seekers. We use this unique setting to understand the importance of job opportunities for the impact of unemployment on workers’ careers. Compared to individuals who became unemployed under more benign conditions, we find greater and lasting adverse effects on earnings. We provide evidence that lower job opportunities lead unemployed individuals to take up jobs that are further down the occupation-specific wage distribution. Finally, we substantiate the importance of job prospects by using exogenous variation in the pandemic’s effect on occupations." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Pandemie; IAB-Open-Access-Publikation; Auswirkungen; berufliche Reintegration; Berufsgruppe; Berufsverlauf; Beschäftigungseffekte; Einkommenseffekte; abhängig Beschäftigte; IAB-Betriebs-Historik-Panel; Integrierte Erwerbsbiografien; offene Stellen; Stellenangebot; Arbeitslose; Arbeitsmarktchancen; 2016-2022 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 J62 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 88 pages
Date: 2025-05-07
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Working Paper: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Worker Careers: Do Different Job Opportunities Matter? (2025)
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DOI: 10.48720/IAB.DP.2507

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