We introduce a novel method for measuring economic uncertainty at the firm, sector, and aggregate levels using sales volatility and validate it by comparison with existing macroeconomic uncertainty measures. We use Compustat firms data in the period 2000-2022 to construct our uncertainty...

We introduce a novel method for measuring economic uncertainty at the firm, sector, and aggregate levels using sales volatility and validate it by comparison with existing macroeconomic uncertainty measures. We use Compustat firms data in the period 2000-2022 to construct our uncertainty...

Multiple studies find that employment uncertainty has a negative association with the timing of first birth. However, there is significant debate about how to conceptualise and measure employment uncertainty-as contemporaneous objective measures, subjective perceptions, or early-career...

Multiple studies find that employment uncertainty has a negative association with the timing of first birth. However, there is significant debate about how to conceptualise and measure employment uncertainty-as contemporaneous objective measures, subjective perceptions, or early-career...

Numerous studies have looked at the effect that employment uncertainty has on fertility/childbearing. However, there is a lack of consensus about how to conceptualise and measure it. This paper first reviews issues surrounding the conceptualisation and existing measures of employment...

Numerous studies have looked at the effect that employment uncertainty has on fertility/childbearing. However, there is a lack of consensus about how to conceptualise and measure it. This paper first reviews issues surrounding the conceptualisation and existing measures of employment...