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Author: White, Roger
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. White, Roger
Displacement-Related Earnings Losses
Labor Studies Journal 34,2 (June 2009): 219-234
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Displaced Workers; Income Risk; Insurance; Wage Dynamics; Wage Effects

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The author examines the effectiveness of stylized versions of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Alternative TAA (or wage insurance) programs in reducing displacement-related earnings losses. Wage insurance subsidies and returns to TAA-funded training are applied to estimates of proportional earnings losses, reported by White, that were generated using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 data spanning the period from 1979 to 2000. Wage insurance reduces the typical worker's losses by 14.4 percent, while TAA-funded training is estimated to reduce losses by 23.7 percent. However, variation in the time paths and magnitudes of losses produces considerable variation in the effects of these programs across worker types. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Bibliography Citation
White, Roger. "Displacement-Related Earnings Losses." Labor Studies Journal 34,2 (June 2009): 219-234.
2. White, Roger
Long-Run Wage and Earnings Losses of Displaced Workers
Applied Economics 42,14 (June 2010): 1845-1856.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036840701736206
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Age and Ageing; College Graduates; Displaced Workers; Earnings; Gender; High School Completion/Graduates; High School Dropouts; Unions

Displacement-related losses are estimated using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data that span the years 1979-2000. The typical displaced worker faces losses of $34,065 during the period 4 years prior through 5 years following displacement. Proportionally, this represents a 10.8% loss compared to earnings of similar nondisplaced workers over the period. Considerable variation in losses is reported across worker types. Union, male, and more mature workers suffer greater losses, respectively, than do their nonunion, female, and younger counterparts. College graduates and high school dropouts are found to suffer lower losses compared to high school diploma holders and those who completed some college.
Bibliography Citation
White, Roger. "Long-Run Wage and Earnings Losses of Displaced Workers." Applied Economics 42,14 (June 2010): 1845-1856.