Working Paper Series,
Uppsala University, Department of Economics

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to study the long term effects of public policy measures for displaced workers. Our focus is on the individuals affected by the cutbacks at the LKAB iron ore mines in northern Sweden in 1983 and the closure of the Uddevalla Shipyard in western Sweden in 1985. These workers not only experienced job loss, but were also the target group for extraordinary labour market policies. Using register data from Statistics Sweden (labour market status, earnings, education etc.), we follow those affected until 1999. We compare this with the corresponding development of a large sample other workers who lost their jobs because of plant closures in 1987–88 but who did not receive extraordinary measures. Estimations of the net effect of the extraordinary measures find that they did have positive long-term effects for the displaced shipyard workers and miners. They have higher employment, not higher unemployment, and higher earnings than the comparison group.

Keywords: involuntary job loss; displacement; plant closures; cutbacks; labour market policy; employment; unemployment; earnings

JEL-codes: J65; J68; L62; L72

26 pages, August 28, 2007

Full text files

FULLTEXT01.pdf  

Download statistics

Published as

Henry Ohlsson and Donald Storrie, (2012), 'Long term effects of public policy for displaced workers in Sweden – shipyard workers in the West and miners in the North', International Journal of Manpower, vol 33, pages 514-538

• Uppsala University, Department of Economics
• Home page for this series

Questions (including download problems) about the papers in this series should be directed to Ulrika Öjdeby ()
Report other problems with accessing this service to Sune Karlsson ().

RePEc:hhs:uunewp:2007_019This page generated on 2024-09-13 22:17:37.