INTERINDUSTRY VARIATION IN THE COSTS OF JOB DISPLACEMENT

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: CARRINGTON, WJ; ZAMAN, A
• 署名单位: Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/298357
• 发表日期: 1994
• 页码: 243-275
• 关键词: Shrinkage

摘要

Job displacement entails a substantial wage reduction for most displaced workers. We show that the mean reduction, the tenure profile of reductions, and the experience profile of reductions all vary substantially across industries. We then link this interindustry variation to analogous variation in firm size, unionization, wage levels, and the incidence of employer-provided training. While these industry characteristics explain some of the interindustry variation in mean wage reductions, they do not explain variation in the tenure or experience profiles of wage reductions.