Research : State dependence in youth labor market experiences and the evaluation of policy interventions
— theme:
Youth Employment, Skills for Youth
— country:
Australia
— type:
Studies
This study investigates the extent and type of state dependence in labor market outcomes for young low-skilled Australians. Our model allows for three labor force states, employment, unemployment and out of the labor force, and for observed and unobserved heterogeneity. It finds evidence of occurrence dependence but no lagged duration dependence. A past employment spell increases the probability of employment in the future, but the length of the spell does not matter. A past spell of unemployment undoes the positive benefits from a spell in employment. Interpretations of these effects and implications for labor market policies are discussed.
- Author/Editor
- Denise Doiron and Tue Gørgens
- Publishing Year
- 2008
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