We present evidence for a highly significant interaction between state dependence in individual unemployment risk and … high unemployment and larger in times of low unemployment. This is consistent with the existence of stigma effects in the … sense that unemployed individuals face difficulties finding a new job because employers interpret unemployment as a negative …

focus is to explore how the conditions in the pre-displacement firm affect the duration of unemployment. The empirical … and in particular by the conditions in the firms in which they were previously employed. -- unemployment duration … focus is to explore how the conditions in the pre-displacement firm affect the duration of unemployment. The empirical …