Unemployment’s long shadow: the persistent impact on social exclusion

Abstract This paper studies the long-term consequences of unemployment on different dimensions of social exclusion. Based on longitudinal linked survey and administrative data from Germany and an event study analysis combined with inverse propensity score weighting, I document that becoming unemploy...

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Main Author: Laura Pohlan
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-07-01
Series:Journal for Labour Market Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-024-00369-8
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description Abstract This paper studies the long-term consequences of unemployment on different dimensions of social exclusion. Based on longitudinal linked survey and administrative data from Germany and an event study analysis combined with inverse propensity score weighting, I document that becoming unemployed has lasting adverse effects on both individuals’ material well-being and their subjective perception of social status and integration, persisting even after four years. An examination of effect heterogeneity underscores that the enduring effects of job loss are more pronounced for individuals confronted with challenging labor market conditions, those with a history of repeated unemployment, and individuals with lower levels of educational attainment.
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spelling doaj-art-ab21b22dd8f7435fab00ded1c288a0262024-12-29T12:12:51ZengSpringerOpenJournal for Labour Market Research2510-50272024-07-0158111610.1186/s12651-024-00369-8Unemployment’s long shadow: the persistent impact on social exclusionLaura Pohlan0Institute for Employment Research (IAB)Abstract This paper studies the long-term consequences of unemployment on different dimensions of social exclusion. Based on longitudinal linked survey and administrative data from Germany and an event study analysis combined with inverse propensity score weighting, I document that becoming unemployed has lasting adverse effects on both individuals’ material well-being and their subjective perception of social status and integration, persisting even after four years. An examination of effect heterogeneity underscores that the enduring effects of job loss are more pronounced for individuals confronted with challenging labor market conditions, those with a history of repeated unemployment, and individuals with lower levels of educational attainment.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-024-00369-8UnemploymentSocial exclusionPanel dataEvent studyInverse probability weighting
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Unemployment’s long shadow: the persistent impact on social exclusion
Journal for Labour Market Research
Unemployment
Social exclusion
Panel data
Event study
Inverse probability weighting
title Unemployment’s long shadow: the persistent impact on social exclusion
title_full Unemployment’s long shadow: the persistent impact on social exclusion
title_fullStr Unemployment’s long shadow: the persistent impact on social exclusion
title_full_unstemmed Unemployment’s long shadow: the persistent impact on social exclusion
title_short Unemployment’s long shadow: the persistent impact on social exclusion
title_sort unemployment s long shadow the persistent impact on social exclusion
topic Unemployment
Social exclusion
Panel data
Event study
Inverse probability weighting
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-024-00369-8
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