Don't look down: the consequences of job loss in a flexible labour market
We estimate the earnings, hours and income effects of job loss for a representative sample of UK workers from 1991–2007. We follow workers before and after job loss, regardless of their labour market state, and we match displaced workers with similar non-displaced workers. This provides a more compr...
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| description | We estimate the earnings, hours and income effects of job loss for a representative sample of UK workers from 1991–2007. We follow workers before and after job loss, regardless of their labour market state, and we match displaced workers with similar non-displaced workers. This provides a more comprehensive picture of the effect of job loss in the UK than previously available. Job loss causes a long-run reduction in income which is mainly due to reductions in monthly pay rather than in employment propensity. Income from other labour market states and from welfare payments does little to compensate for income losses. This lack of a “safety net” means that job loss in the UK has a similar impact to job loss in the US. |
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| spelling | nottingham-458202020-05-04T19:16:45Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45820/ Don't look down: the consequences of job loss in a flexible labour market Upward, Richard Wright, Peter We estimate the earnings, hours and income effects of job loss for a representative sample of UK workers from 1991–2007. We follow workers before and after job loss, regardless of their labour market state, and we match displaced workers with similar non-displaced workers. This provides a more comprehensive picture of the effect of job loss in the UK than previously available. Job loss causes a long-run reduction in income which is mainly due to reductions in monthly pay rather than in employment propensity. Income from other labour market states and from welfare payments does little to compensate for income losses. This lack of a “safety net” means that job loss in the UK has a similar impact to job loss in the US. Wiley 2017-11-07 Article PeerReviewed Upward, Richard and Wright, Peter (2017) Don't look down: the consequences of job loss in a flexible labour market. Economica . ISSN 1468-0335 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecca.12254/full doi:10.1111/ecca.12254 doi:10.1111/ecca.12254 |
| spellingShingle | Upward, Richard Wright, Peter Don't look down: the consequences of job loss in a flexible labour market |
| title | Don't look down: the consequences of job loss in a flexible labour market |
| title_full | Don't look down: the consequences of job loss in a flexible labour market |
| title_fullStr | Don't look down: the consequences of job loss in a flexible labour market |
| title_full_unstemmed | Don't look down: the consequences of job loss in a flexible labour market |
| title_short | Don't look down: the consequences of job loss in a flexible labour market |
| title_sort | don't look down: the consequences of job loss in a flexible labour market |
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