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All Layoffs Are Not Created Equal


Abstract: More layoffs are intended to be temporary than conventional measures would suggest. Shigeru Fujita explains how this undercounting occurs and its surprising implications for today's problem of long-term unemployment.

Keywords: Unemployment; Layoffs;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Part of Series: Economic Insights

Publication Date: 2016-07

Volume: 1

Issue: 3

Pages: 1-8