This paper relates an individual’s social capital and the length of unemployment spells of the very same individual … of unemployment. Our results show that an individual’s social capital positively affects an agent’s probability to take … up employment in the next time period. This implies social capital shortens the length of an unemployment spell …

This paper relates an individual's social capital and the length of unemployment spells of the very same individual … of unemployment. Our results show that an individual's social capital positively affects an agent's probability to take … up employment in the next time period. This implies social capital shortens the length of an unemployment spell …

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 …

negatively selected on unobservables. A beneficial (unemployment-duration reducing) causal effect of internet job search is …

small reduction in the unemployment benefits, or introducing a small cash bonus for workers that get a new job, may have no … e.ect on unemployment in some cases, while eradicating significant levels of unemployment in other cases. Our analysis … multiple equilibria may exist in a game involving both workers and an unemployment-averse government. Furthermore, we explore a …

The paper presents a model that allows a unified analysis of sickness absence and search unemployment. Sickness appears … affect individual decisions on absence and search and the implications for employment, unemployment and nonparticipation. The …

We introduce search and matching unemployment into a model of trade with differentiated goods and heterogeneous firms …