A new paper from University of Connecticut economists Remy Levin and Daniela Vidart suggests that men's decisions to drop out of the labor force are shaped by the economic conditions they observed during childhood. Growing up in environments with weak wages and high unemployment leads to pessimistic expectations about future prospects, reducing the likelihood of labor force participation. This phenomenon appears to be more influential than adult economic conditions and has implications for policy interventions aimed at fostering long-term labor force attachment among men. AI
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- Daniela Vidart
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- Great Recession
- Meredith Whitney
- Remy Levin
- University of Connecticut
- U.S.
- Wall Street
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