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Human capital is a vital component in the production process, so the size of the labor force can profoundly affect the potential for economic growth. In the United States, the overall labor force participation rate (LFPR)the percent of the population supplying labor to the marketbegan to grow in...
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unemployment rates. Using U.S. data, we find that individual labor force participation responds asymmetrically to changes in local … labor market conditions, consistent with the pattern of movements in the aggregate unemployment rate. Differences in the …. -- Asymmetric labor force participation decision ; unemployment rate ; business cycle ; gender ; education ; age …
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unemployment rates. Using U.S. data, we find that individual labor force participation responds asymmetrically to changes in local … labor market conditions, consistent with the pattern of movements in the aggregate unemployment rate. Differences in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012709676
This paper presents a simple methodology for decomposing changes in the aggregate labor force participation rate (LFPR) over time into demographic group changes in labor force participation behavior and in population share. The purpose is to identify the relative importance of behavioral changes...
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Surveys of Youth, we find that negative labor market outcomes during high-unemployment periods are mitigated by exposure to a …
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unemployment rate) and the labor force participation rate. This paper proposes an adjustment to the calculation of the EPOP using …
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unemployment rate) and the labor force participation rate. This paper proposes an adjustment to the calculation of the EPOP using …
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unemployment rate) and the labor force participation rate. This paper proposes an adjustment to the calculation of the EPOP using …
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Surveys of Youth, we find that negative labor market outcomes during high unemployment periods are mitigated by exposure to a … negative impact of high unemployment periods on labor market outcomes of disadvantaged groups, making extension of high …
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Surveys of Youth, we find that negative labor market outcomes during high unemployment periods are mitigated by exposure to a …
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