Job search incentives and job match quality

B-Tier
Journal: Labour Economics
Year: 2012
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Pages: 438-450

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We examine the impacts of time-limited unemployment insurance (UI) and active labor market programs (ALMP) on the duration and outcome of job search in Norway. We use a comprehensive simultaneous equations model accounting for i) the duration of unemployment spells; ii) their outcomes, iii) subsequent employment stability; and iv) the earnings level associated with the first job. We find that time invested in job search pays off in form of higher earnings once a job match is formed. ALMP raises the probability of eventually finding a job as well as expected earnings, but at the cost of lengthening job search.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:labeco:v:19:y:2012:i:3:p:438-450
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25