Why do Firms reimburse Job Applicants' Relocation Costs?

We develop an equilibrium job search model in which employees incur commuting costs, and residential relocation is costly. We demonstrate that firms partially compensate workers for the incurred relocation costs to avoid paying compensation for commuting costs.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	van Ommeren, Jos ; Rietveld, Piet
Publisher:	Amsterdam and Rotterdam : Tinbergen Institute
Subject:	Wohnungswechsel \| Suchtheorie \| Betriebliche Sozialleistungen \| Theorie \| Pendelverkehr

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Series:	Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; 02-065/3
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	83473575X [GVK] hdl:10419/85795 [Handle] RePEc:dgr:uvatin:20020065 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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