Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
June 15, 2018
Summary:
We examine whether couples in the UK increase labour supply to cushion the fall in earnings from a job loss, comparing periods of growth and recession. We consider both male and female earners and various dimensions of labour supply adjustment. We find evidence of labour supply reactions, but they can be negative as well as positive, particularly at the extensive margin. During the recession, household reactions are either unchanged or couples increase their labour market attachment, with bigger positive reactions and smaller negative ones. People do not react in advance of job losses, suggesting that unemployment is a surprise.
Published in
The Manchester School
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 86 , p.333 -357
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/manc.12186
ISSN
14636786
Subjects
Notes
Open Access
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