The health externalities of downsizing
| Autor: | Ahammer, Alexander, Grübl, Dominik, Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Wien |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Wirtschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Economics Social sciences sociology anthropology downsizing mass layoffs job insecurity Arbeitsmarktforschung Arbeitswelt Labor Market Research Working Conditions Gesundheit Arbeitsplatzverlust Entlassung Personalabbau gesundheitliche Folgen health job loss dismissal layoffs health consequences |
| Zdroj: | 26, IHS Working Paper, 48 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Arbeitspapier<br />working paper |
| Popis: | We show that downsizing has substantial externalities on the health of workers who remain in the firm. To this end, we study mass layoff (ML) survivors in Austria, using workers who survive a ML themselves, but a few years in the future, as a control group. Based on highquality administrative data, we find evidence that downsizing has persistent effects on mental and physical health, and that these effects can be explained by workers fearing for their own jobs. We also show that health externalities due to downsizing imply non-negligible cost for firms, and that wage cuts may have similar effects. |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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