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 …

We investigate the consequences of structural change for workers displaced from the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing … establishments traditionally employed low- and high-wage workers in similar proportions and paid substantial wage premiums to both … types of workers. Structural change has led to the disappearance of these jobs, particularly for low-wage workers …

mechanisms by which social networks have an impact on labor market outcomes of displaced workers. We base our analysis on … we switch to the perspective of the hiring firm and analyze which types of displaced workers get hired by firms that are … coworkers are crucial for the job finding success of their displaced contacts. Moreover, 21% of displaced workers find a new job …

discrimination across firms. -- asymmetric information ; displaced workers ; racial and gender wage gap ; discrimination …

significant number of workers subject to furloughs. Both temporary closures and furloughs impose costs that will be borne by firms …, workers and government. The effects of Covid-19 on firms differ across sectors. Adverse effects tend to be higher in … of female workers and, in consequence, most of the countries in the sample exhibit an early decline of the share of women …

in anticipation of the shock. Responses differ by the availability of dismissal protection. While pregnancies increase in … fertility behavior. Women threatened by job displacement bring births forward to exploit dismissal protection, a strategy that …