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Social Interactions and Unemployment
Hedström, Peter; Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Åberg, Yvonne - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2003
This paper is concerned with social interactions and their importance for unemployment. A theoretical model is … specified in which the social and psychological costs of unemployment depend upon the unemployment level. The theoretical … analysis reveals social multiplier effects, and shows that multiple unemployment equilibria may emerge. Data on all 20- to 24 …
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Is unemployment a consequence of social interactions? Seeking for a common research framework for economists and other social scientists
Tolciu, Andreia - Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI) - 2008
unemployment status. Two directions of the ongoing research are analyzed: the impact of social norms on unemployment and the …
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Unemployment as a Social Norm in Germany
Clark, Andrew E.; Knabe, Andreas; Rätzel, Steffen - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008
regional unemployment rates. While employed men suffer from regional unemployment, unemployed men are significantly less … negatively affected. This is consistent with a social-norm effect of unemployment in Germany. We find no evidence of such an …
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Social Interactions and the Labor Market
Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
implications showing how these models can explain why ethnic minorities tend to experience higher unemployment rate than workers …
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Redistributing opportunities in a job search model: the role of self-confidence and social norms
Drago, Francesco - Dipartimento di Economia e Management, Università … - 2004
In this paper we explore the effects of redistributive policies in a job search model where different degrees of self-confidence generate different arrival rates of new jobs. We find that the job search model is an useful framework to address behavioral concerns about personal motivation. We...
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Do workers really benefit from their social networks ?
FONTAINE, François - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2008
that reason, a policy increasing the social capital of the disadvantaged workers can increase the unemployment rate and …
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Do workers really benefit from their social networks?.
Fontaine, François - Maison des Sciences Économiques, Université Paris 1 … - 2004
the number of workers embedded in the social networks can increase the unemployment rate and decrease workers welfare …
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Do workers really benefit from their social networks?
Fontaine, François - In: Recherches économiques de Louvain 74 (2008) 1, pp. 5-31
disadvantaged workers can increase the unemployment rate and decrease workers? output. JEL Classification: E24, J64, J68, Z13. …
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Do Workers Really Benefit From Their Social Networks?
Fontaine, François - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
increasing the number of workers embedded in the social networks can increase the unemployment rate and decrease workers welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566629
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Dynamic linear economies with social interactions
ÖZGÜR, Onur; BISIN, Alberto - Département de Sciences Économiques, Université de … - 2011
Social interactions arguably provide a rationale for several important phenomena, from smoking and other risky behavior in teens to e.g., peer effects in school performance. We study social interactions in dynamic economies. For these economies, we provide existence (Markov Perfect Equilibrium...
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