Changes in the Age and Education Profile of Displaced Workers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3397272
AutoresDaniel Rodríguez (0000-0001-5985-1262, autor de correspondencia), Madeline Zavodny (0000-0001-5966-1688, autor de correspondencia)
Año2003
Volumen56
Número3
Páginas498-510
Fecha de publicación2003-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaIndustrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/001979390305600308
OpenAlexW2148472084
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas19

This analysis of data from the Displaced Workers Surveys suggests that between the periods 1983-87 and 1993-97, although the likelihood of involuntary job loss declined among most age groups, including older workers, it rose for middle-aged and older workers relative to younger workers. Three potential explanations for this shift the authors investigate are changes in educational attainment, changes in the relationship between education and displacement, and industry shifts that had adverse effects on older workers relative to younger workers. The results of the analysis indicate that the relative displacement rate among college graduates increased over time, but there were few significant changes in the relationship between displacement and education within or across age groups. The probability of displacement increased significantly for workers in service-related industries across all age groups. The results do not conclusively indicate why older workers' relative risk of displacement increased but do rule out several possibilities

Age groups · Demographic economics · Displaced workers · Displacement (psychology) · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Sociology · Unemployment · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Gerontology