Labour market effects of job displacement for prime-age and older workers
Abstract
"This paper studies the effects of firm closures associated with bankruptcies on the employment status and wages of prime-age and older workers using Dutch administrative data for the period 2000 - 2011. Applying difference-in-differences techniques and non-parametric matching, we find adverse effects on the probability to be in work and on wages earned in the new job, which are larger for older workers than for prime-age workers. Within the older-age group, the effects are stronger for formerly long-tenured workers, for older workers who lost their job in declining sectors in the regional labour market and for workers who changed sectors. In the prime-age group, these differences are less pronounced. Our results suggest that job- and sector-specific factors are important for understanding the more vulnerable position of older workers after job loss." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Autorin / Autor
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Deelen, Anja
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Graaf-Zijl, Marloes de
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Berge, Wiljan van den
Bibliografische Daten
Deelen, Anja; Graaf-Zijl, Marloes de; Berge, Wiljan van den (2018): Labour market effects of job displacement for prime-age and older workers. In: IZA journal of labor economics, Vol. 7, Art. 3, 30 S.
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