Earnings losses of displaced workers and the business cycle: An analysis with administrative data

Kenneth Couch, Nicholas Jolly and Dana W. Placzek

Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 111, issue 1, 16-19

Abstract: This paper examines the earnings losses of displaced workers over the business cycle. Long-term earnings losses for these workers during a recessionary period are 1.7 to 3.9 times larger than for those observed during a period of economic growth.

Keywords: Mass; layoff; Business; cycle; Earnings; losses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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