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Changing Stability in U.S. Employment Relationships
A Tale of Two Tails
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
Raven Molloy
Raven Molloy is an economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Christopher L. Smith
Christopher L. is an economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Abigail Wozniak
Abigail Wozniak is an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and IZA.
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Changing Stability in U.S. Employment Relationships
Raven Molloy, Christopher L. Smith, Abigail Wozniak
Journal of Human Resources Jan 2024, 59 (1) 35-69; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0821-11843
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- Abstract
- 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?
- VII. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
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- References
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