Job Search and Job Finding in a Period of Mass Unemployment: Evidence from High-Frequency Longitudinal Data
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This paper presents findings from a survey of 6,025 unemployed workers who were interviewed every week for up to 24 weeks in the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010. Our main findings are: (1) the amount of time devoted to job search declines sharply over the spell of unemployment; (2) the self-reported reservation wage predicts whether a job offer is accepted or rejected; (3) the reservation wage is remarkably stable over the course of unemployment for most workers, with the notable exception of workers who are over age 50 and those who had nontrivial savings at the start of the study; (4) many workers who seek full-time work will accept a part-time job that offers a wage below their reservation wage; and (5) the amount of time devoted to job search and the reservation wage help predict early exits from Unemployment Insurance (UI).Download Info
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Paper provided by Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. in its series Working Papers with number 1283.Length:
Date of creation: Jan 2011
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Handle: RePEc:pri:indrel:1283
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Keywords: unemployment; wages; job search;Other versions of this item:
- Krueger, Alan B. & Mueller, Andreas I., 2011. "Job Search and Job Finding in a Period of Mass Unemployment: Evidence from High-Frequency Longitudinal Data," IZA Discussion Papers 5450, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Alan B. Krueger & Andreas Mueller, 2011. "Job Search and Job Finding in a Period of Mass Unemployment: Evidence from High-Frequency Longitudinal Data," Working Papers 1295, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies..
- H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
- J29 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Other
- J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
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- NEP-ALL-2011-02-12 (All new papers)
- NEP-LAB-2011-02-12 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-LTV-2011-02-12 (Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty)
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