Plant Closings and Exit Behaviour in Declining Industries

Stanley S. Reynolds

doi:10.2307/2553911

New Evidence on Unions and Plant Closings: Britain in the 1990s

Southern Economic Journal ◽

10.1002/j.2325-8012.2003.tb00535.x ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 69 (4) ◽

pp. 822-841

Author(s):

John T. Addison ◽

John S. Heywood ◽

Xiangdong Wei

Keyword(s):

Plant Closings ◽

New Evidence

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Fighting for Jobs: Case Studies of Labor-Community Coalitions Confronting Plant Closings.

ILR Review ◽

10.2307/2525197 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 523

Author(s):

Ann W. Martin ◽

Bruce Nissen

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Community Coalitions ◽

Plant Closings

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The American Record in Industrial Policy: Results of Programs for Troubled Manufacturing Industries

Journal of Policy History ◽

10.1017/s0898030600003924 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 185-214

Author(s):

Margaret E. Dewar

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

New Technology ◽

Manufacturing Industries ◽

Foreign Competition ◽

High Definition ◽

Trade Restrictions ◽

Technological Revolution ◽

High Definition Television ◽

Declining Industries ◽

Manufacturing Sectors

As many manufacturing industries have declined and as much American manufacturing has become vulnerable to foreign competition, numerous groups have suggested that programs to intervene in specific manufacturing sectors could help. Proponents focus on aid to telecommunications, aerospace, information technology, and high-definition television, where an edge in new technology may be key to the industries' success, but they also touch on aid to declining industries. Opponents of trade restrictions often argue that policies should facilitate adjustment in industries injured by trade. Other groups call for a technological “revolution” in manufacturing to restore international competitiveness through programs to facilitate adjustment and to speed the transition to new kinds of manufacturing. Others, concerned about massive job losses in depressed manufacturing communities, have called for improving the welfare of workers and communities.

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Plant Closings and Advance-Notice Laws: Putting the Pieces Together

Economic Development Quarterly ◽

10.1177/089124249500900408 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 356-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

John Portz

Keyword(s):

Federal Government ◽

Policy Design ◽

Displaced Workers ◽

Plant Closings ◽

Limited Impact ◽

Mass Layoffs ◽

Advance Notice ◽

Primary Means

In 1988, the federal government passed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Previous to this action, several states approved their own laws requiring advance notice of plant closings and mass layoffs. Implementation and enforcement of advance-notice laws have been weak and limited, due primarily to a policy design that includes numerous criteria for legal exclusion, as well as reliance on adjudication as the primary means of such implementation and enforcement. Advance-notice laws have had limited impact in averting plant closings and mass layoffs, but appear more successful in assisting displaced workers find new employment. For employers, advance notice entails some costs, although they do not appear excessive; less is known about costs in the larger economy.

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