Empirical evidence in the study of labor markets: Opportunities and challenges for a new household survey

Q3 Social Sciences

Journal of Economic and Social Measurement Pub Date : 2015-01-01 DOI:10.3233/JEM-150412

D. Black, Lowell J. Taylor, Melanie A Zaber

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Many of the key issues confronting modern societies are closely tied to labor market outcomes: What factors contribute to the persistence of poverty and deprivation? Why does long-term unemployment damage re-entry prospects into labor markets? Along which dimensions is economic inequality increasing, and to what extent should we be concerned about these trends? To what degree is inequality transmitted within families across generations? Why does race play such an important role in economic success in the U.S.? How are male-female differences in economic outcomes shifting over time? In this essay we suggest that a well-designed survey that follows individuals within households over a long horizon is crucial for sorting some facets of these questions. We provide some thoughts about how a future household survey should be designed for the purpose facilitating high-value research in empirical labor economics.

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劳动力市场研究中的经验证据:新家庭调查的机遇与挑战

现代社会面临的许多关键问题都与劳动力市场的结果密切相关:是什么因素导致了贫困和剥夺的持续存在?为什么长期失业会损害重新进入劳动力市场的前景?经济不平等在哪些方面加剧，我们应该在多大程度上关注这些趋势?家庭内部的不平等在多大程度上代代相传?为什么种族在美国的经济成功中扮演如此重要的角色?男女在经济结果上的差异是如何随时间变化的?在这篇文章中，我们建议一个精心设计的调查，跟踪家庭中的个人在很长一段时间内对这些问题的某些方面进行分类是至关重要的。我们对未来如何设计家庭调查以促进实证劳动经济学的高价值研究提出了一些思考。

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