Employed and unemployed job seekers and the business cycle

Arbeitspapier

The job search literature suggests that on-the-job search reduces the probability of unemployed people finding a job. However, there is little evidence that employed and unemployed job seekers are similar or apply for the same jobs. We compare employed and unemployed job seekers in terms of their individual characteristics, preferences over working hours, job-search strategies and employment histories, and identify how any differences vary over the business cycle. We find systematic differences which persist over the business cycle. Our results are consistent with a segmented labour market in which employed and unemployed job seekers are unlikely to directly compete with each other for jobs.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ISER Working Paper Series ; No. 2013-02

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination: Other ; Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers: General
• Subject: on-the-job search ; unemployment ; employment histories ; panel data

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Longhi, Simonetta ; Taylor, Mark
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
• (where): Colchester
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/91668
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET