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New Zealand Regions, 1986-2001: Labour Market Aspects of Human Capital
Pool, Ian; Baxendine, Sandra; Cochrane, William; … - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2006
This paper provides an analysis of labour force participation, full and part-time work and unemployment, over the 1986 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005634998
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The reservation wage curve: Evidence from the UK
Brown, Sarah; Taylor, Karl - In: Economics Letters 126 (2015) C, pp. 22-24
We investigate the relationship between an individuals’ reservation wage and unemployment in the local area district … unemployment—the ‘wage curve’. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011189551
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How urbanization affects employment and social interactions
Satō, Yasuhiro; Zenou, Yves - 2014
We develop a model where the unemployed workers in the city can find a job either directly or through weak or strong ties. We show that, in denser areas, individuals choose to interact with more people and meet more random encounters (weak ties) than in sparsely populated areas. We also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238209
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Social Interactions in Unemployment
Lalive, Rafael - 2003
selective extension of the potential duration of unemployment benefits. If social interactions are important, this policy change … affects entitled individuals not only directly, but also indirectly by altering the duration of unemployment in the reference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324878
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A caseworker like me: does the similarity between unemployed and caseworker increase job placements?
Behncke, Stefanie; Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - 2008
This paper examines whether the chances of job placements improve if unemployed persons are counselled by caseworkers who belong to the same social group, defined by gender, age, education, and nationality. Based on an unusually informative dataset, which links Swiss unemployed to their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268853
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Social interactions and unemployment
Hedström, Peter; Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Åberg, Yvonne - 2003
This paper is concerned with social interactions and their importance for unemployment. A theoretical model is … specified in which the psychological costs of unemployment depend upon the unemployment level. The analysis reveals social … multiplier effects, and shows that multiple unemployment equilibria may emerge. Data on all 20- to 24-year-olds living in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321036
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Friends' networks and job finding rates
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - 2011
Social interactions have important consequences for labour market outcomes. Yet the growing literature has relied on indirect definitions of networks. We present the first evidence based on direct information on friends' networks. We address issues of correlated effects with instrumental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288901
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Social Interactions in Unemployment
Lalive, Rafael - 2003
selective extension of the potential duration of unemployment benefits. If social interactions are important, this policy change … affects entitled individuals not only directly, but also indirectly by altering the duration of unemployment in the reference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261540
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Social interactions and unemployment
Hedström, Peter; Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Åberg, Yvonne - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2003
This paper is concerned with social interactions and their importance for unemployment. A theoretical model is … specified in which the psychological costs of unemployment depend upon the unemployment level. The analysis reveals social … multiplier effects, and shows that multiple unemployment equilibria may emerge. Data on all 20- to 24-year-olds living in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207266
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Friends’ Networks and Job Finding Rates
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - Department of Economics, Leicester University - 2011
Social interactions are believed to have important consequences for labor market outcomes. Yet the growing literature has been forced to rely on indirect definitions of a network. We present what we believe to be the first evidence that is able to use direct information on the role of close...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009291980