TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term unemployment and the great recession
T2 - The role of composition, duration dependence, and nonparticipation
AU - Kroft, Kory
AU - Lange, Fabian
AU - Notowidigdo, Matthew J.
AU - Katz, Lawrence F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/1
Y1 - 2016/1
N2 - We explore the role of composition, duration dependence, and labor force nonparticipation in accounting for the sharp increase in the incidence of long-term unemployment (LTU) during the Great Recession. We show that compositional shifts account for very little of the observed increase in LTU. Using panel data from the Current Population Survey for 2002-7, we calibrate a matching model that allows for duration dependence in unemployment and transitions between employment, unemployment, and nonparticipation. The calibrated model accounts for almost all of the increase in LTU and much of the observed outward shift in the Beveridge curve between 2008 and 2013.
AB - We explore the role of composition, duration dependence, and labor force nonparticipation in accounting for the sharp increase in the incidence of long-term unemployment (LTU) during the Great Recession. We show that compositional shifts account for very little of the observed increase in LTU. Using panel data from the Current Population Survey for 2002-7, we calibrate a matching model that allows for duration dependence in unemployment and transitions between employment, unemployment, and nonparticipation. The calibrated model accounts for almost all of the increase in LTU and much of the observed outward shift in the Beveridge curve between 2008 and 2013.
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U2 - 10.1086/682390
DO - 10.1086/682390
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84951823819
SN - 0734-306X
VL - 34
SP - S7-S54
JO - Journal of Labor Economics
JF - Journal of Labor Economics
IS - S1
ER -
