Labor turnover before plant closure: “Leaving the sinking ship” vs. “Captain throwing ballast overboard”

Involuntary job loss in administrative data is commonly identified by exploiting the exogenous nature of mass layoffs or plant closures. However, prior knowledge can lead to selection in the labor turnover of distressed firms. This paper proposes a simple method to determine if and when selective tu...

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Volume:	18
Main Author:	Schwerdt, Guido
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	AMSTERDAM Elsevier B.V 2011 ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV Elsevier Elsevier Science Ltd
published in:	Labour economics Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 93 - 101
Data of publication:	2011
ISSN:	0927-5371 1879-1034
EISSN:	1879-1034
Discipline:	Economics
Series:	Labour Economics
Subjects:	Exact matching Plant closure Labor turnover Employer–employee data Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Plant closure Labor turnover Exact matching Employer-employee data Marine accidents Employee turnover Studies Labor economics Layoffs Shutdowns Austria C21 Exact matching C23 J63 Labor turnover J65 Plant closure Employer–employee data LOSSES Employer-employee data DISPLACED WORKERS EARNINGS JOB UNEMPLOYMENT ADVANCE NOTICE
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2011 Web of Knowledge Web of Science RePEc RePEc IDEAS CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS