PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Raposo, Pedro
AU  - Portugal, Pedro
AU  - Carneiro, Anabela
TI  - The Sources of the Wage Losses of Displaced Workers
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.56.3.0317-8667R3
DP  - 2021 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 786--820
VI  - 56
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/56/3/786.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/56/3/786.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2021 Jul 01; 56
AB  - We evaluate the sources of wage losses of workers displaced due to firm closure by comparison of workers’ wages before and after displacement. We decompose the sources of the wage losses into the contribution of firm, match quality, and job title fixed effects. Sorting into lower paying job titles represents the largest component of the monthly wage loss of displaced workers, accounting for 37 percent of the total average monthly wage loss compared to 31 percent for the firm and 32 percent for the match effects. With respect to the hourly wage losses, job title effects account for 46 percent of the total loss, while firm and match effects contribute in equal shares representing each 27 percent of the loss.