Permanent Differences in Unemployment and Permanent Wage Differentials

S-Tier
Journal: Quarterly Journal of Economics
Year: 1985
Volume: 100
Issue: 1
Pages: 29-56

Score contribution per author:

8.043 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper tests for the existence of wage premiums based on geographic and industry unemployment differences. These differences are broken down into permanent and transitory components in equations controlling for variation in state generosity of unemployment insurance benefits. Findings indicate that wage premiums arise for long-run unemployment differences, but that negative short-run shocks to industries generate wage cuts, while positive shocks generate wage hikes. Therefore, labor contracts accommodate long-term anticipated unemployment, and entail sharing of short-term unemployment risks.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:qjecon:v:100:y:1985:i:1:p:29-56.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-24