Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/306773 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2024:9
Publisher: 
Lund University, School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Lund
Abstract: 
This study examines the response among young adults to the closure of a large local employer. By using military base closures in Sweden, I find that men experience lower earnings and enroll in tertiary education. This is driven by low-ability men who choose shortterm enrollment at nearby colleges and universities. For women, the closures have a positive impact after some years, with increases in both earnings and employment rates, suggesting that closing down a male-dominated employer can benefit the female labor supply.
Subjects: 
local economic downturn
plant closure
defense cutback
tertiary education
labor market entrants
JEL: 
H56
I23
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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