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Title: Recession‐proof skills, cities, and resilience in economic downturns

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

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ISSN: 0022-4146

DOI: 10.1111/jors.12446

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Abstract: We provide evidence, by combining Occupational Information Network (O*NET) data with monthly Current Population Survey data from 1990 to 2015, that occupations characterized by high cognitive and people skill requirements are less sensitive to recessions, conditional on educational attainment, industry, and individual characteristics. These results are driven by urban areas, particularly noncollege educated people in urban areas, and vary with city size. Finally, we provide the first evidence that metropolitan areas’ recovery from economic downturns depends upon initial skill composition of occupations in the area.

Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jors.12446

Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jors.12446

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Authors: Weinstein, Amanda; Patrick, Carlianne

Periodical (Full): Journal of Regional Science

Issue: 2

Volume: 60

Pages: 348-373

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Land Use/Urban Organization, Other

Countries: United States