Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/55561 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Working Papers No. 07-2
Publisher: 
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, MA
Abstract: 
This paper examines the long-term earnings consequences of permanent layoffs initiated during the early 1990s, using a sample of Massachusetts workers who enrolled in Job Training Partnership Act Title III programs, and who remained strongly attached to the state's labor force. The comparison group is formed by workers who were unexpectedly recalled. On average, recalled workers incurred substantial annual earnings reductions upon reemployment. Nevertheless, one decade later, permanently displaced workers were still earning between 11 and 17 percent less per year than recalled workers with comparable pre-layoff skills and experience. Workers with limited education experienced particularly large earnings reductions from permanent job loss.
JEL: 
J24
J31
J64
J65
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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