Employment Dynamics in Local Labor Markets: Evidence from US Post Cold War Base Closures

被引:5
|
作者
Nickelsburg, Jerry [1 ]
机构
[1] UCLA, Anderson Sch Management, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
关键词
Local labor markets; base closure; defense cutbacks; UNEMPLOYMENT; SEARCH; DURATION;
D O I
10.1080/10242694.2019.1600785
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Local labor market adjustment to exogenous demand changes is studied in the context of the closure of U.S. military bases between 1991 and 1999. This post Cold War episode provides for a natural experiment with evidence to inform policy on the labor market impact of defense spending cycles. The results are consistent with both search and declining sector wage rigidity increasing adjustment costs and are generally not consistent with market intervention theories of long duration unemployment.
引用
收藏
页码:990 / 1005
页数:16
相关论文
共 50 条