Understanding the Reallocation of Displaced Workers to Firms
Pre-print, Working paper: We study job displacement in France. In the medium run, losses in firm-specific wage premium account for a substantial share of tthe overall cost of displacement. However, and despite the positive correlation between premium and productivity in the cross-section of firms, we find that workers are reemployed by high productivity, low labor share firms. The observed reallocation is therefore productivity-enhancing, yet costly for workers. We show that destination firms are less likely to conclude collective wage agreements and have lower participation rates at professional elections. Overall, our results point to a loss in bargaining power.
Author(s)
Paul Brandily, Camille Hémet, Clément Malgouyres
Date of publication
- 2022
Keywords JEL
Keywords
- Displaced workers
- Wage
- Reallocation
- Labor share
- Productivity
- Labor share Displaced workers
Internal reference
- PSE Working Papers n°2020-82
URL of the HAL notice
Version
- 2