Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/252229 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15105
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We study job displacement in France. In the medium run, losses in firm-specific wage premium account for a substantial share of the overall cost of displacement. However, and despite the positive correlation between premium and productivity in the cross-section of firms, we find that workers are reemployed by high productivity, low labor share firms. The observed reallocation is therefore productivity-enhancing, yet costly for workers. We show that destination firms are less likely to conclude collective wage agreements and have lower participation rates at professional elections. Overall, our results point to a loss in bargaining power.
Subjects: 
displaced workers
wage
reallocation
productivity
labor share
JEL: 
J63
J31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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