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Consumption and Unemployment

Mark Dynarski; Steven M. Sheffrin

University of California, Davis

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1987

This paper examines consumption changes of workers following experiences of unemployment in different stochastic environments. The model developed in the paper predicts that consumption changes following unemployment spells should be small for workers the higher are their layoff and recall probabilities. These predictions are confirmed in estimates with panel data.

DOI
10.2307/1885070
Volume
102 (2)
Pages
411
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