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The impacts of COVID-19 on minority unemployment : first evidence from April 2020 CPS microdata
Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan - 2020
COVID-19 abruptly impacted the labor market with the unemployment rate jumping to 14.7 percent less than two months … after state governments began adopting social distancing measures. Unemployment of this magnitude has not been seen since … the Great Depression. This paper provides the first study of how the pandemic impacted minority unemployment using CPS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012222357
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The impacts of COVID-19 on minority unemployment : first evidence from April 2020 CPS microdata
Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan - 2020
COVID-19 abruptly impacted the labor market with the unemployment rate jumping to 14.7 percent less than two months … after state governments began adopting social distancing measures. Unemployment of this magnitude has not been seen since … the Great Depression. This paper provides the first study of how the pandemic impacted minority unemployment using CPS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012223833
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The impacts of COVID-19 on minority unemployment : first evidence from April 2020 CPS microdata
Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012225449
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The business cycle, labor market transitions by age, and the Great Recession
Xu, Huanan; Couch, Kenneth A. - In: Applied economics 49 (2017) 52, pp. 5370-5396
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011845141
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Racial disparities in unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery : the "stubborn", the "hiccup", and the "stall"
Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan - In: Economic inquiry 61 (2023) 3, pp. 480-495
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014308601
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Last hired, first fired? Black-white unemployment and the business cycle
Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W. - 2008
in recessions by examining the movement of relative unemployment rates over the business cycle. Any conclusion drawn from … of unemployment are not examined. Using Current Population Survey data matched across adjacent months from 1989 to 2004 … the racial unemployment gap near the peak of the business cycle is driven by a reduction in the rate of job loss for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273854
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Racial Differences in Labor Market Transitions and the Great Recession
Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan - 2016
Labor force transitions are empirically examined using CPS data matched across months from 1996-2012 for Hispanics, African-Americans and whites. Transition probabilities are contrasted prior to the Great Recession and afterwards. Estimates indicate that minorities are more likely to be fired as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011451389
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Racial Differences in Labor Market Transitions and the Great Recession
Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan - 2016
Labor force transitions are empirically examined using CPS data matched across months from 1996-2012 for Hispanics, African-Americans and whites. Transition probabilities are contrasted prior to the Great Recession and afterwards. Estimates indicate that minorities are more likely to be fired as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479279
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The Impacts of COVID-19 on Minority Unemployment: First Evidence from April 2020 CPS Microdata
Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan - 2020
COVID-19 abruptly impacted the labor market with the unemployment rate jumping to 14.7 percent less than two months … after state governments began adopting social distancing measures. Unemployment of this magnitude has not been seen since … the Great Depression. This paper provides the first study of how the pandemic impacted minority unemployment using CPS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012227667
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The Impacts of COVID-19 on Minority Unemployment: First Evidence from April 2020 CPS Microdata
Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan - 2020
COVID-19 abruptly impacted the labor market with the unemployment rate jumping to 14.7 percent less than two months … after state governments began adopting social distancing measures. Unemployment of this magnitude has not been seen since … the Great Depression. This paper provides the first study of how the pandemic impacted minority unemployment using CPS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269942