Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/314551 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17654
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We investigate cyclical changes in workers’ task portfolios, highlighting their direction, magnitude, and distribution. Task changes are not only very common but provide information about the skills required across jobs. During recessions, a larger share of employer switches do not involve task changes. When changes occur, they tend to be more substantial. The cyclicality of task changes among employer-to-employer movers contrasts sharply with that of hires from unemployment. We link our findings to the “sullying” and “cleansing” effects of recessions, uncovering a novel cleansing effect associated with employer-to-employer transitions and a sullying effect tied to employer changes through unemployment.
Subjects: 
Career Change
Occupational Mobility
Tasks
Business Cycles
JEL: 
E32
J24
J62
E24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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