Asymmetric labour force participation decisions

Julie Hotchkiss and John Robertson

Applied Economics, 2012, vol. 44, issue 16, 2065-2073

Abstract: This article finds compelling evidence of asymmetric labour force participation decisions across demographic groups in response to changes in labour market conditions. This behaviour is consistent with predictions from the standard labour-leisure choice model and suggests that asymmetry in individual behaviour plays some role in the observed asymmetry of the aggregate unemployment rate. It is estimated that the weighted average difference in response to a one percentage point change in unemployment rates is sizeable when compared to the average monthly change in the aggregate labour force.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.558480

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