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discouraged worker effect: a standalone construct

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Labor economics

jobless people stopping their job search because they believe no work is available, which lowers measured participation in downturns.

In labor economics, discouraged worker effect refers to jobless people stopping their job search because they believe no work is available, which lowers measured participation in downturns. This meaning comes from Benati (2001) in Economics Letters.[1]

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References

Benati, L. (2001). Some empirical evidence on the ‘discouraged worker’ effect. Economics Letters, 70(3), 387-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-1765(00)00375-x

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