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July 2008
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The long run costs of job loss as measured by consumption changes
Type: Journal Articles
Volume, issue, pages: Vol. 145, No. 1-2, pp. 109-120
JEL classification: D91; J63; J65
Keywords: Job displacement; Consumption

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We consider the measurement of the cost of job displacement. With a Canadian panel survey we compare the consumption growth of households that experienced a permanent layoff to a control group of households that experienced a temporary layoff with known recall date. Because the firms employing the latter group are providing insurance, these workers approximate a benchmark of full insurance against job loss shocks. We estimate that permanent layoffs experience an average consumption loss of between 4% and 10%. Older workers and workers with high job tenure have losses closer to the top of this range.

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