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The Sources of the Wage Losses of Displaced Workers

The Role of the Reallocation of Workers into Firms, Matches, and Job Titles

Pedro Raposo, Pedro Portugal and Anabela Carneiro
Journal of Human Resources, July 2021, 56 (3) 786-820; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.3.0317-8667R3
Pedro Raposo
Pedro Raposo is at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics.
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Pedro Portugal
Pedro Portugal is at Banco de Portugal, NOVA School of Business and Economics
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Anabela Carneiro
Anabela Carneiro is at the Universidade do Porto and CEF.UP–Center for Economics and Finance at the University of Porto.
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