Some economic observers argue “structural unemployment” has increased in the wake of the Great Recession, but in this … paper we find little support for either of two arguments that suggest that structural unemployment has been on the rise. The … first argument focuses on the large increase in unemployment among construction workers. The second argument is that falling …

-tenure displaced workers experience earnings losses due to reduced income during unemployment following displacement. However, unlike … indicates that job losers with 5 or more years of job tenure constitute about 5% of unemployment and 15-20% of permanent job … enhanced EI benefits for those who suffer greatly from job loss. Since most loss from displacement occurs after reemployment …

We develop a theoretical model of firm dynamics and unemployment and characterize equilibria with tenure dependent …

circumstances. I examine what we know about displacement and its consequences, and assess policies designed to assist workers … adversely affected by economic change. A central finding of research on displacement is that long tenure displaced workers …