Does wage persistence matter for employment fluctuations? Evidence from displaced workers

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-21

  Schmieder, Johannes F ^a,b   Von Wachter, Till ^a,b,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b IZA ^*  (Germany)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 78449236837     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.1     Document Type: Article

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