Eliza Forsythe
Biographic Data
| ID | 956693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eliza Forsythe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eliza |
| FAMILY NAME | Forsythe |
| SIGNATURE | FORSYTHE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6052-1754 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Recruiting Intensity, Hires and Vacancies
We investigate employer recruiting behaviour, using detailed firm-level data from a national survey of employers hiring recent college graduates. We find that this behaviour is responsive to the business cycle, beliefs about labour market tightness and the intended number of hires. Specifically, employers adjust planned recruiting effort and compensation. We then show that, when firms expend greater recruiting effort, they ultimately hire more in…
The Effect of Minimum Wage Policies on the Wage and Occupational Structure of Establishments
Using establishment-level panel data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, I estimate the effect of minimum wage increases implemented by 10 states in 2014 and 2015. I show that minimum wage increases lead to wage spillovers within establishments. I find little evidence that minimum wage increases induce establishments to reorganize their occupational mix. Finally, I find that minimum wage increases propagate up the manage…
Distributional impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Cares Act
Heterogeneous Labor Market Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The authors study the distributional consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on employment, both during the onset of the pandemic and over subsequent months. Using cross-sectional and matched longitudinal data from the Current Population Survey, they show that the pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities. Although employment losses have been widespread, they have been substantially larger-and more persistent-in lower-paying occup…
Why Don’t Firms Hire Young Workers During Recessions
Recessions are known to be particularly damaging to young workers’ employment outcomes. I find that during recessions the hiring rate falls faster for young workers than for more experienced workers. I show that this cannot be explained by the composition of jobs or workers’ labour supply decisions, and I conclude that firms preferentially hire experienced workers during periods of high unemployment. I develop a new model of cyclical upgrading th…
Labor demand in the time of Covid-19
Heterogeneous Labor Market Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The authors study the distributional consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on employment, both during the onset of the pandemic and over subsequent months. Using cross-sectional and matched longitudinal data from the Current Population Survey, they show that the pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities. Although employment losses have been widespread, they have been substantially larger-and more persistent-in lower-paying occup…
Why Don’t Firms Hire Young Workers During Recessions
Recessions are known to be particularly damaging to young workers’ employment outcomes. I find that during recessions the hiring rate falls faster for young workers than for more experienced workers. I show that this cannot be explained by the composition of jobs or workers’ labour supply decisions, and I conclude that firms preferentially hire experienced workers during periods of high unemployment. I develop a new model of cyclical upgrading th…
Distributional impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Cares Act
Labor demand in the time of Covid-19
Why Don’t Firms Hire Young Workers During Recessions
Recessions are known to be particularly damaging to young workers’ employment outcomes. I find that during recessions the hiring rate falls faster for young workers than for more experienced workers. I show that this cannot be explained by the composition of jobs or workers’ labour supply decisions, and I conclude that firms preferentially hire experienced workers during periods of high unemployment. I develop a new model of cyclical upgrading th…
The Effect of Minimum Wage Policies on the Wage and Occupational Structure of Establishments
Using establishment-level panel data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, I estimate the effect of minimum wage increases implemented by 10 states in 2014 and 2015. I show that minimum wage increases lead to wage spillovers within establishments. I find little evidence that minimum wage increases induce establishments to reorganize their occupational mix. Finally, I find that minimum wage increases propagate up the manage…
Distributional impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Cares Act
Heterogeneous Labor Market Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The authors study the distributional consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on employment, both during the onset of the pandemic and over subsequent months. Using cross-sectional and matched longitudinal data from the Current Population Survey, they show that the pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities. Although employment losses have been widespread, they have been substantially larger-and more persistent-in lower-paying occup…
Recruiting Intensity, Hires and Vacancies
We investigate employer recruiting behaviour, using detailed firm-level data from a national survey of employers hiring recent college graduates. We find that this behaviour is responsive to the business cycle, beliefs about labour market tightness and the intended number of hires. Specifically, employers adjust planned recruiting effort and compensation. We then show that, when firms expend greater recruiting effort, they ultimately hire more in…
Economics (5 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (4 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (4 works) · Labour economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works)