Title
Sources of displaced workers' long-term earnings losses
Project Dates
09/01/2017 -
Description
Long-term earnings losses are a well-documented feature of job displacement, yet the understanding of the sources of these earnings losses is limited. The decline could be due to a lower wage at a new job, a lower likelihood of finding a new job, working fewer hours, or the loss of firm-specific rents. This project proposes to take advantage of employer-employee matched administrative data from Washington state's unemployment insurance program to better understand the sources of earnings losses and to analyze the role of employer characteristics in job losses. Obtaining a better diagnosis of the root causes behind the long-term earnings decline can lead to better-designed policy responses.
Sponsorship
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Subject Area
UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS