Industry shutdown rates and permanent layoffs: evidence from firm-worker matched data

Abstract Firm shutdown creates a turbulent situation for workers as it leads directly to layoffs for its workers. An additional consideration is whether a firm’s shutdown within an industry creates turbulence for workers at other continuing firms. Using data drawn from the Longitudinal Worker File,...

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Main Authors: Kim P. Huynh, Yuri Ostrovsky, Robert J. Petrunia, Marcel C. Voia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-06-01
Series:IZA Journal of Labor Economics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40172-017-0057-0