Job Displacement

UCSC Dept. of Economics Working Paper No. 388

Posted: 6 Jul 1998

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Lori G. Kletzer

University of California at Santa Cruz

Date Written: November 1997

Abstract

The past decade and a half has seen tremendous research growth in the area of job displacement. This paper discusses the state of knowledge on the issues and questions of job loss. The 1984-96 Displaced Worker Surveys are used to describe how the characteristics of displacement are changing to include more college educated, white collar, and non-manufacturing workers. For many workers, the long-term earnings losses following displacement are large, due to the loss of firm-specific human capital. More research is needed on questions of the causes of job displacement and on the efficacy of employment and training programs.

JEL Classification: J64

Suggested Citation

Kletzer, Lori G., Job Displacement (November 1997). UCSC Dept. of Economics Working Paper No. 388, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=104628

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