• Title of article

    Which workersgetinsurancewithinthefirm

  • Author/Authors

    David Lagakos، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
  • Pages
    14
  • From page
    632
  • To page
    645
  • Abstract
    Industry-leveltimeseriesdatasuggestthatlow-skilledworkersgetlessinsurance withinthefirmthanhigh-skilledworkers.Inparticular,wagesrespondrelativelymore to productivityshocksinlow-skilledindustriesthanhigh-skilledindustries.Ourtheory is thatlow-skilledworkersgetrelativelylessinsurancefromtheirfirmsbecausethey have relativelylowerdisplacementcosts.Underlimitedcommitment,lowerdisplace- mentcostsmaketheworkers’outsideoptionsmoreattractive,andhencedecreasethe amountofrisksharingsustainablewithinthefirm.Evidenceonaveragedisplacement costs byindustrysupportthetheory’spredictions
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Serial Year
    2011
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Record number

    846499