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Real effects of workers’ financial distress: Evidence from teacher spillovers

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  • Maturana, Gonzalo
  • Nickerson, Jordan

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This paper studies the effects of financial distress on workers’ productivity, using detailed data from the public school system in Texas. We show that the student passing rate in the median-sized grade decreases by 1.2 percentage points following a declaration of bankruptcy by one teacher in the grade. The effect of financial distress increases with the complexity of the task. Overall, our results suggest a potential feedback effect of worker financial distress on local economic conditions and thus contribute to the understanding of the propagation, and potential amplification, of shocks through a local economy.

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  • Maturana, Gonzalo & Nickerson, Jordan, 2020. "Real effects of workers’ financial distress: Evidence from teacher spillovers," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 136(1), pages 137-151.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jfinec:v:136:y:2020:i:1:p:137-151
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2019.09.001
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    JEL classification:

    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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