This paper measures the causal effect of time out of the labor force on subsequent employment of Social Security … processing times reduce the employment and earnings of SSDI applicants for multiple years following application, with the effects … employment. Accounting separately for these channels, we find that the receipt effect is at least 50% larger than previously …

We analyze the effect of exposure to international trade on earnings and employment of U.S. workers from 1992 through … adjustment costs that are highly unevenly distributed across workers according to their skill levels and conditions of employment …

We analyze the effect of exposure to international trade on earnings and employment of U.S. workers from 1992 through … adjustment costs that are highly unevenly distributed across workers according to their skill levels and conditions of employment …