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Does the Color of the Collar Matter? Firm Specific Human Capital and Post-Displacement Outcomes

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  • Schwerdt, Guido

    (University of Konstanz)

  • Ichino, Andrea

    (European University Institute)

  • Ruf, Oliver

    (Suva)

  • Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf

    (Johannes Kepler University Linz)

  • Zweimüller, Josef

    (University of Zurich)

Abstract

We investigate whether the costs of job displacement differ between blue collar and white collar workers. In the short run earnings and employment losses are substantial for both groups but stronger for white collar workers. In the long run, there are only weak effects for blue collar workers but strong and persistent effects for white collars. This is consistent with the idea that firm-specific human capital and internal labor markets are more important in white-collar than in blue collar jobs.

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  • Schwerdt, Guido & Ichino, Andrea & Ruf, Oliver & Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf & Zweimüller, Josef, 2008. "Does the Color of the Collar Matter? Firm Specific Human Capital and Post-Displacement Outcomes," IZA Discussion Papers 3617, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    Keywords

    plant closures; firm specific human capital; matching;
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    JEL classification:

    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings

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