Earnings Losses of Workers Displaced by Plant Closings.

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Abstract:

This study estimates the earnings losses of workers who lose their jobs in a plant closing. A unique data set was used Social Security earnings records of over 9,000 workers employed in plants that actually closed. Separate estimates are made for workers by age and sex and the effects on losses of economic and demographic variables are also estimated. Alternative methodologies are discussed and used to estimate losses of workers who never work after the plant closing. Author

Author(s):
Holen, Arlene ; Jehn, Christopher ; Trost, Robert P.
Author Organization(s):
PUBLIC RESEARCH INST ALEXANDRIA VA
Descriptive Note:
Research contribution,
Pagination:
0076

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CRC-423
Contract/Grant Number(s):
J-9-K-6-0016
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_3.2.2_Non-Kinetic Means; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*ECONOMIC IMPACT, *SALARIES, *UNEMPLOYMENT, SHUTDOWNS, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, DISPLACEMENT, DEMOGRAPHY, LOSSES, STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS, LABOR, INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, INDUSTRIAL PERSONNEL, IMPORTS, SOCIAL SECURITY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Economics and Cost Analysis, Personnel Management and Labor Relations
Report Date:
1981 Dec 01