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dc.titleFirm-Level Shocks and Labor Flows
dc.contributor.authorCarlsson, Mikael
dc.contributor.authorMessina, Julián
dc.contributor.authorSkans, Oskar Nordström
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageSweden
dc.date.available2021-01-08T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2021-01-08T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes how labor ows respond to permanent idiosyncratic shifts in rm-level production functions and demand curves using very detailed Swedish micro data. Shocks to rms physical productivity have only modest eects on rm-level employment decisions. In contrast, the paper documents rapid and substantial employment adjustments through hires and separations in response to rm-level demand shocks. The choice of adjustment margin depends on the sign of the shock: rms adjust through increased hires if these shocks are positive and through increased separations if the shocks are negative.
dc.format.extent71
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003002
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Firm-Level-Shocks-and-Labor-Flows.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.subjectManufacturing Industry
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectDemand Shock
dc.subjectEmployee Selection
dc.subject.jelcodeJ63 - Turnover • Vacancies • Layoffs
dc.subject.jelcodeD22 - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
dc.subject.jelcodeJ23 - Labor Demand
dc.subject.keywordstechnology;Demand;Job flows;Worker flows
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01158
idb.operationRG-K1415
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