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Changing Stability in U.S. Employment Relationships

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View ORCID ProfileRaven Molloy, Christopher L. Smith and Abigail Wozniak
Journal of Human Resources, January 2024, 59 (1) 35-69; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0821-11843
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vol. 59 no. 1 35-69
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0821-11843
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received August 1, 2021
  • Accepted August 1, 2021
  • Published online February 13, 2024.

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  1. Raven Molloy
  1. Raven Molloy is an economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
  1. Christopher L. Smith
  1. Christopher L. is an economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
  1. Abigail Wozniak
  1. Abigail Wozniak is an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and IZA.
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. Data Overview
    • III. Changes in the Tenure Distribution since the 1980s
    • IV. What Explains the Decline in Long-Tenure Spells?
    • V. What Explains the Decline in Short-Tenure Spells?
    • VI. Consequences of the Shifting Tenure Distribution: Has Security of Employed Workers Changed?
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