@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp6835, author={Jung, Philip and Kuhn, Moritz}, title={Earnings Losses and Labor Mobility over the Lifecycle}, year={2012}, month={Sep}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={6835}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp6835}, abstract={Extensive literature demonstrates that workers with high tenure suffer large and persistent earnings losses when they are displaced. We study the reasons behind these losses in a tractable search model that includes a lifecycle dimension, endogenous job mobility, and worker- and match-heterogeneity. The model jointly explains key characteristics of the U.S. labor market such as large average transition rates, a large share of stable jobs, and earnings losses after displacement. We decompose earnings losses and find that only 50% result from wage loss, and endogenous reactions and selection account for the remainder. These findings have important implications for welfare costs of displacement and labor market policies.}, keywords={labor-market transitions;lifecycle;earnings losses;turbulence}, }