Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/297054 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2024:10
Publisher: 
Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU), Uppsala
Abstract: 
Using generalized random forests and rich Swedish administrative data, we show that the earnings effects of job displacement due to establishment closures are highly heterogeneous. We find as much heterogeneity within as across closing establishments, and within as across worker types defined by age and schooling. We display the potential of market-based policy interventions by showing that much of the heterogeneity across establishments is shared within markets. Several results suggest that the effect heterogeneity disfavors already vulnerable workers. Thus, targeted policy interventions may be justified to a larger extent than suggested by estimated average earnings effects.
Subjects: 
Plant closures
heterogeneous effects
GRF
JEL: 
J65
J21
J31
C45
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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