Kent State University Economics Professor’s Research Referred to by White House

By: Kent State College of Business Administration
 
KENT, Ohio - March 7, 2014 - PRLog -- Justin Barnette, Ph.D., assistant professor at Kent State University’s College of Business Administration, was referenced for his research in the White House report, “Addressing the Negative Cycle of Long-term Unemployment.”

The report was published by the Executive Office of the President after President Obama’s call to action to give the long-term unemployed a fair shot during the State of the Union Address in January of this year.  The references to Barnette’s research can be found on pages four and 15 of the report.

“My research shows that when you lose your job and then are re-hired, you will more than likely be paid less than you had previously made,” said Barnette. “That goes hand-in-hand with the White House’s report on the negative effects of long-term unemployment.”

“I believe Professor Barnette’s research being referred to in a White House report is just one more example of the important and significant work being done by faculty members in the Department of Economics,” said Richard Kent, Ph.D., chairman of the Department of Economics. “This is noteworthy not just for Professor Barnette, but also for the Department of Economics, the College of Business Administration, and Kent State University.”

Barnette began research for the working paper, “Wage Scars from Job Loss,” with co-author Amanda Michaud while studying at the University of Minnesota. As stated in the working paper, “(u)sing a panel survey of workers from the PSID, we estimate the decrease in wages due to involuntary job loss. We find that this decrease leaves a lasting scar of over 20 years, costing average displaced workers 11.6% of their predicted hourly wages every year after reemployment. These losses vary: laid off workers lose 14.4% and workers displaced from company closings lose 5.7%.”

Currently, Barnette is researching the cause and effect of inequality in the macroeconomy.

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