In Chapter 1 of the dissertation, the role of social networks is analyzed as an important determinant in the search behavior of the unemployed. Based on the hypothesis that the unemployed generate information on vacancies through their social network, search theory predicts that individuals with...

Overview of labor exchange policies and services / Randall W. Eberts and Harry J. Holzer -- Federal-state relations in labor exchange policy / David E. Balducchi and Alison J. Pasternak -- State and local labor exchange services / Neil Ridley and William A. Tracy -- Labor exchange performance...