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Unemployed Job Search across People and over Time: Evidence from Applied-for Jobs

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  • Fluchtmann, Jonas

    (OECD)

  • Glenny, Anita Marie

    (Aarhus University)

  • Harmon, Nikolaj

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Maibom, Jonas

    (Aarhus University)

Abstract

Using data on applied-for jobs for the universe of Danish UI recipients, we examine variation in job search behavior both across individuals and over time during unemployment spells. We find large differences in the level of applied-for wages across individuals but over time all individuals adjust wages downward in the same way. The decline in applied-for wages over time is descriptively small but economically important in standard models of job search. We find similar results when examining variation in the non-wage characteristics of applied-for jobs and in the search methods used to find them. We discuss implications for theory.

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  • Fluchtmann, Jonas & Glenny, Anita Marie & Harmon, Nikolaj & Maibom, Jonas, 2024. "Unemployed Job Search across People and over Time: Evidence from Applied-for Jobs," IZA Discussion Papers 17048, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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