Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Title: The Unequal Consequences of Job Loss across Countries*
Author-Name: Antoine Bertheau
Author-Email: antoine.bertheau@econ.ku.dk
Author-Name: Edoardo Acabbi
Author-Email: eacabbi@emp.uc3m.es
Author-Name: Cristina Barceló
Author-Email: BARCELO@bde.es
Author-Name: Andreas Gulyas
Author-Email: andreas.gulyas@uni-mannheim.de
Author-Name: Stefano Lombardi
Author-Email: stefano.lombardi@vatt.fi
Author-Name: Raffaele Saggio
Author-Email: rsaggio@mail.ubc.ca

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Abstract: We document the consequences of losing a job across countries using a harmonized
research design applied to seven matched employer-employee datasets. Workers
in Denmark and Sweden experience the lowest earnings declines following job
displacement, while workers in Italy, Spain, and Portugal experience losses three
times as high. French and Austrian workers face earnings losses somewhere in between.
Key to these differences is that Southern European workers are less likely
to find employment following displacement. Loss of employer-specific wage premiums
explains a substantial portion of wage losses in all countries.

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Length: 59
Creation-Date: 2022-05
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File-URL: https://www.crctr224.de/research/discussion-papers/archive/dp351
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Handle: RePEc:bon:boncrc:CRCTR224_2022_351