Measuring job and establishment flows with BLS longitudinal microdata

Monthly Labor Review

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 13-20

  Pivetz, Timothy R ^a   Searson, Michael A ^a   Spletzer, James R ^a  

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References (24)

1. S. J. Davis, J. C. Haltiwanger, and S. Schuh, Job Creation and Destruction (Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, 1996).
2. See S. J. Davis and J. C. Haltiwanger, "Gross Job Creation and Destruction: Microeconomic Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications," NBER Macroeconomics Annual (Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, 1990), pp. 123-68; S. J. Davis and J. C. Haltiwanger, "Gross Job Creation, Gross Job Destruction, and Employment Reallocation," Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1992, pp. 819-63; and T. Dunne, M. J. Roberts, and L. Samuelson, "Plant Turnover and Gross Employment Flows in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector," Journal of Labor Economics, January 1989, pp. 48-71.
3. See S. J. Davis and J. C. Haltiwanger, "Gross Job Creation and Destruction: Microeconomic Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications," NBER Macroeconomics Annual (Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, 1990), pp. 123-68; S. J. Davis and J. C. Haltiwanger, "Gross Job Creation, Gross Job Destruction, and Employment Reallocation," Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1992, pp. 819-63; and T. Dunne, M. J. Roberts, and L. Samuelson, "Plant Turnover and Gross Employment Flows in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector," Journal of Labor Economics, January 1989, pp. 48-71.
4. See S. J. Davis and J. C. Haltiwanger, "Gross Job Creation and Destruction: Microeconomic Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications," NBER Macroeconomics Annual (Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, 1990), pp. 123-68; S. J. Davis and J. C. Haltiwanger, "Gross Job Creation, Gross Job Destruction, and Employment Reallocation," Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1992, pp. 819-63; and T. Dunne, M. J. Roberts, and L. Samuelson, "Plant Turnover and Gross Employment Flows in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector," Journal of Labor Economics, January 1989, pp. 48-71.
5. See P. M. Anderson and B. D. Meyer, "The Extent and Consequences of Job Turnover," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (Washington, DC, Brookings Institute, 1994), pp. 177-236; J. Lane, D. Stevens, and S. Burgess, "Worker and Job Flows," Economics Letters, April 1996, pp. 109-14; C. L. Foote, "Trend Employment Growth and the Bunching of Job Creation and Destruction," Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1998, pp. 809-34; and J. R. Spletzer, "The Contribution of Establishment Births and Deaths to Employment Growth," Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, January 2000, pp. 113-26.
6. See P. M. Anderson and B. D. Meyer, "The Extent and Consequences of Job Turnover," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (Washington, DC, Brookings Institute, 1994), pp. 177-236; J. Lane, D. Stevens, and S. Burgess, "Worker and Job Flows," Economics Letters, April 1996, pp. 109-14; C. L. Foote, "Trend Employment Growth and the Bunching of Job Creation and Destruction," Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1998, pp. 809-34; and J. R. Spletzer, "The Contribution of Establishment Births and Deaths to Employment Growth," Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, January 2000, pp. 113-26.
7. See P. M. Anderson and B. D. Meyer, "The Extent and Consequences of Job Turnover," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (Washington, DC, Brookings Institute, 1994), pp. 177-236; J. Lane, D. Stevens, and S. Burgess, "Worker and Job Flows," Economics Letters, April 1996, pp. 109-14; C. L. Foote, "Trend Employment Growth and the Bunching of Job Creation and Destruction," Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1998, pp. 809-34; and J. R. Spletzer, "The Contribution of Establishment Births and Deaths to Employment Growth," Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, January 2000, pp. 113-26.
8. See P. M. Anderson and B. D. Meyer, "The Extent and Consequences of Job Turnover," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (Washington, DC, Brookings Institute, 1994), pp. 177-236; J. Lane, D. Stevens, and S. Burgess, "Worker and Job Flows," Economics Letters, April 1996, pp. 109-14; C. L. Foote, "Trend Employment Growth and the Bunching of Job Creation and Destruction," Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1998, pp. 809-34; and J. R. Spletzer, "The Contribution of Establishment Births and Deaths to Employment Growth," Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, January 2000, pp. 113-26.
9. Davis and Haltiwanger, "Gross Job Creation and Destruction"; and "Gross Job Creation, Destruction, and Reallocation."
10. Dunne, Roberts, and Samuelson, "Plant Turnover."
11. Anderson and Meyer, "Job Turnover."
12. See S. J. Davis, J. C. Haltiwanger, and S. Schuh, Small Business and Job Creation: Dissecting the Myth and Reassessing the Facts, NBER Working Paper no. 4492, 1993; and Job Creation and Destruction.
13. For more information on the ES-202 program, see BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1997); and T. E. Farmer and M. A. Searson, "Use of Administrative Records in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Covered Employment and Wages (ES-202) Program," in Proceedings of the Bureau of the Census 1995 Annual Research Conference (Bureau of the Census, 1995), pp. 198-235.
14. For more information on the ES-202 program, see BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1997); and T. E. Farmer and M. A. Searson, "Use of Administrative Records in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Covered Employment and Wages (ES-202) Program," in Proceedings of the Bureau of the Census 1995 Annual Research Conference (Bureau of the Census, 1995), pp. 198-235.
15. For a more detailed description of the matching algorithm used for the LDB, see K. Robertson, L. Huff, G. Mikkelson, T. Pivetz, and A. Winkler, "Improvements in Record Linkage Processes for the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Business Establishment List," Proceedings for the 1997 Record Linkage Workshop and Exposition (Office of Management and Budget, 1997); and T. Pivetz and H. Chang, "Linking Unemployment Insurance Wage Records to ES-202 Establishment Microdata to Improve the Accuracy of the BLS' Longitudinal Business Establishment Database," paper presented at the 1998 International Symposium on Linked Employer-Employee Data, Washington, DC, 1998.
16. For a more detailed description of the matching algorithm used for the LDB, see K. Robertson, L. Huff, G. Mikkelson, T. Pivetz, and A. Winkler, "Improvements in Record Linkage Processes for the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Business Establishment List," Proceedings for the 1997 Record Linkage Workshop and Exposition (Office of Management and Budget, 1997); and T. Pivetz and H. Chang, "Linking Unemployment Insurance Wage Records to ES-202 Establishment Microdata to Improve the Accuracy of the BLS' Longitudinal Business Establishment Database," paper presented at the 1998 International Symposium on Linked Employer-Employee Data, Washington, DC, 1998.
17. Spletzer, "Establishment Births and Deaths."
18. Anderson and Meyer, "Job Turnover," table 12; see also Foote, "Trend Employment Growth," and Spletzer, "Establishment Births and Deaths."
19. Anderson and Meyer, "Job Turnover," table 12; see also Foote, "Trend Employment Growth," and Spletzer, "Establishment Births and Deaths."
20. J. C. Haltiwanger, J. I. Lane, and J. R. Spletzer, "Productivity Differences across Employers: The Roles of Employer Size, Age, and Human Capital," American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, May 1999, pp. 94-98; and Wages, Productivity, and the Dynamic Interaction of Businesses and Workers, NBER Working Paper no. 7994, 2000.
21. J. C. Haltiwanger, J. I. Lane, and J. R. Spletzer, "Productivity Differences across Employers: The Roles of Employer Size, Age, and Human Capital," American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, May 1999, pp. 94-98; and Wages, Productivity, and the Dynamic Interaction of Businesses and Workers, NBER Working Paper no. 7994, 2000.
22. L. Foster, J. Haltiwanger, and C. J. Krizan, Aggregate Productivity Growth: Lessons from Microeconomic Evidence, NBER Working Paper no. 6803, 1999.
23. Davis, Haltiwanger, and Schuh, Job Creation and Destruction.
24. Foote, "Trend Employment Growth."