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The role of worker flows in the dynamics and distribution of UK unemployment
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Elsby, Michael W. L., Smith, Jennifer C. and Wadsworth, Jonathan, Dr. (2011) The role of worker flows in the dynamics and distribution of UK unemployment. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Dept. of Economics. Warwick economics research paper series (TWERPS), Vol.2011 (No.962).
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Abstract
Unemployment varies substantially over time and across subgroups of the labour market. Worker flows among labour market states act as key determinants of this variation. We examine how the structure of unemployment across groups and its cyclical movements across time are shaped by changes in labour market flows. Using novel estimates of flow transition rates for the UK over the last 35 years, we decompose unemployment variation into parts accounted for by changes in rates of job loss, job finding and flows via non-participation. Close to two-thirds of the volatility of unemployment in the UK over this period can be traced to rises in rates of job loss that accompany recessions. The share of this inflow contribution has been broadly the same in each of the past three recessions. Decreased job-finding rates account for around one-quarter of unemployment cyclicality and the remaining variation can be attributed to flows via non-participation. Digging deeper into the structure of unemployment by gender, age and education, the flow-approach is shown to provide a richer understanding of the unemployment experiences across population subgroups.
| Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Unemployment -- Great Britain, Labor market -- Great Britain | ||||
| Series Name: | Warwick economics research paper series (TWERPS) | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Warwick. Dept. of Economics | ||||
| Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
| Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.2011 | ||||
| Number: | No.962 | ||||
| Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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