The class of 1981: the effects of early career unemployment on subsequent unemployment experiences

Simon Burgess; Carol Propper; Hedley Rees; Arran Shearer

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The class of 1981: the effects of early career unemployment on subsequent unemployment experiences

Simon Burgess, Carol Propper, Hedley Rees, Arran Shearer

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Abstract

We examine whether or not unemployment early in an individual's career influences her later employment prospects. We use six years of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to create pseudo-cohorts and exploit cross-cohort variation in unemployment at school-leaving age to identify this. We find heterogeneous responses: for the unskilled, there is evidence of an enduring adverse effect; for the more skilled, there is a small beneficial effect.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	291-309
Number of pages	19
Journal	Labour Economics
Volume	10
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-5371(02)00138-0
Publication status	Published - Jun 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Pseudo-cohorts
Scarring
Unemployment

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