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Scar effects of unemployment : An assessment of institutional complementarities

Markus Gangl
- 01 Dec 2006 - 
- Vol. 71, Iss: 6, pp 986-1013
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This article used panel data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) for a comparative analysis of workers' post-unemployment earnings trajectories in the United States and 12 Western European countries.
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This article uses panel data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) for a comparative analysis of workers' post-unemployment earnings trajectories in the United States and 12 Western European countries. Across the study sample of industrialized countries, results of difference-in-difference propensity score matching show post-unemployment earnings losses to be largely permanent and particularly significant for high-wage and older workers as well as for women. The analyses also show that negative effects of unemployment on workers' subsequent earnings are mitigated through either generous unemployment benefit systems or strict labor market regulation. These effects stem partly from favorable behavioral responses that prevent downward occupational and industrial mobility and partly from changes in the overall structure of labor markets favoring the transferability of worker skills between jobs. These positive effects materialize despite t...

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Social and Economic Returns to College Education in the United States

Michael Hout
- 13 Jul 2012 - 
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A Systematic Review of Propensity Score Methods in the Social Sciences.

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Using the Propensity Score Method to Estimate Causal Effects A Review and Practical Guide

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Economic Insecurity and Social Stratification

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The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism

TL;DR: In this paper, Esping-Andersen distinguishes three major types of welfare state, connecting these with variations in the historical development of different Western countries, and argues that current economic processes such as those moving toward a post-industrial order are shaped not by autonomous market forces but by the nature of states and state differences.
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Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of investment in education and training on earnings and employment are discussed. But the authors focus on the relationship between age and earnings and do not explore the relation between education and fertility.
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Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of investments in human capital on an individual's potential earnings and psychic income was analyzed, taking into account varying cultures and political regimes, the research indicates that economic earnings tend to be positively correlated to education and skill level.
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Human Capital

Gary Becker