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Abstract

How far do economic recoveries help those whose employment potential was most affected in times of crisis to clamber back—and under what regional conditions? We examine this issue drawing on individuals’ employment histories from the UK Household Longitudinal Study. We find that—with the notable exception of the London economy—loss of occupational status is ‘sticky’, with evidence of limited ‘bouncing back’ for those ‘bumped down’ the occupational ladder during the crisis. London’s exceptionalism is consistent with expected metropolitan advantages (denser/larger labour markets), but we find no evidence of a broader North–South divide, while comparisons across regions outside London reveal no significant associations with general indicators of the form/intensity of economic recovery.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society following peer review. The version of record Vassilis Monastiriotis, Ian R Gordon, Ioannis Laliotis, Uneven geographies of economic recovery and the stickiness of individual displacement, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 157–178 is available online at:https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsaa034
Publisher Keywords:	crisis; recovery; bumping down; occupational hierarchy
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GA Mathematical geography. Cartography H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Departments:	School of Policy & Global Affairs > Economics
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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