Earnings losses of displaced workers with stable labour market attachment : Pertes de gains des travailleurs déplacés ayant une participation stable au marché du travail : données récentes pour le Canada

Summary

This study examines long-term earnings losses of workers laid off during the early 1990s and the early 2000s using data from Statistics Canada's Longitudinal Worker File (LWF). In contrast to earlier studies, many of which focused on narrowly defined samples, this study compares earnings losses across all groups of displaced workers with stable labour market attachment prior to layoff. The study shows that focusing solely on high-seniority laid-off workers or workers laid off in firm closures leads to the exclusion of at least two-thirds of Canadian displaced workers with stable labour market attachment.

Authors

Bonikowska, Aneta

Tags

economics economy labour market business employment labour labour economics unemployment unemployment benefits wages labor employment insurance displaced workers layoffs regression salary employee layoff job layoffs