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Title: Long-Term Unemployment and Intergenerational Earnings Mobility

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Publication Year: 2009

ISBN: 414)2292730

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Abstract: We investigate the influence of long-term unemployment on intergenerational earnings mobility among men. We defend our definition of the long-term unemployed as those who have zero annual earnings despite labor force participation and emphasize that previous studies have routinely excluded these workers. When this relatively small group is included, estimates of intergenerational mobility drop substantially. Consistent with a simple model, the drop is more pronounced when earnings are studied over a longer period. Moreover, while both earnings when working and spells of long-term unemployment are correlated across generations, the large drop we identify is mainly driven by the latter.

Url: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228713129

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Authors: Mercan, Murat; Drewianka, Scott

Publisher: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure

Countries: United States