an expected long period of unemployment make a job more valuable during recessions. I estimate the elasticity of the …

years. Theoretically, periods of recessions and high unemployment should directly influence individual’s decisions whether …, contacting employers, interviewing, reading ads on the internet and so forth. Results from Tobit estimation indicate the …

views on Sweden's largest online job board. First, the labour demand shock in Sweden is as large as in the US, and affects … industries and occupations heterogeneously. Second, the scope and direction of search change. Job seekers respond to the shock by …