Is Deindustrialization Causing High Unemployment in Affluent Countries?

Evidence from 16 OECD Countries, 1970-2003

Christopher Kollmeyer (Corresponding Author), Florian Pichler

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This study assesses the possibility that deindustrialization has been contributing to the persistently high unemployment rates experienced by most affluent countries since the mid 1970s. Combining insights from Lilien’s (1982) “sectoral shift” thesis and the literature on deindustrialization, the authors assert that the decades-long contraction of the manufacturing sector has been a significant source of high unemployment in affluent countries. This assertion is tested against the literature’s existing explanations for unemployment using data from 16 OECD countries over a recent 34-year period. Two-way, fixed-effects regression models suggest that deindustrialization has not only contributed to unemployment in these countries, but that it has been one of the more important causes of this phenomenon. These findings are robust across various model specifications and estimating strategies. The study concludes by suggesting further ways to investigate this important topic.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)785-812
Number of pages28
JournalSocial Forces
Volume91
Issue number3
Early online date8 Jan 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2013

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Is Deindustrialization Causing High Unemployment in Affluent Countries? Evidence from 16 OECD Countries, 1970-2003. / Kollmeyer, Christopher (Corresponding Author); Pichler, Florian.

In: Social Forces, Vol. 91, No. 3, 01.03.2013, p. 785-812.

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Kollmeyer, C & Pichler, F 2013, 'Is Deindustrialization Causing High Unemployment in Affluent Countries? Evidence from 16 OECD Countries, 1970-2003', Social Forces, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 785-812. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/sos184
Kollmeyer C, Pichler F. Is Deindustrialization Causing High Unemployment in Affluent Countries? Evidence from 16 OECD Countries, 1970-2003. Social Forces. 2013 Mar 1;91(3):785-812. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/sos184
Kollmeyer, Christopher ; Pichler, Florian. / Is Deindustrialization Causing High Unemployment in Affluent Countries? Evidence from 16 OECD Countries, 1970-2003. In: Social Forces. 2013 ; Vol. 91, No. 3. pp. 785-812.
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