How Do the Unemployed Search for a Job? – Evidence from the EU Labour Force Survey

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Using harmonized micro data, this paper investigates the job search methods of the unemployed in Europe. The analysis focuses on the importance of individual and household characteristics in this context, as well as on cross-country differences in Europe. Our findings suggest that both individual and household characteristics play an important role, with the latter being more decisive for women. However, even when controlling for these factors, remarkable differences remain between countries, which are associated with institutional characteristics at the country level.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-3-86788-352-8
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 312

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Demand and Supply of Labor: General ; Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Classification Methods; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Models
• Subject: Job search ; search channels

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bachmann, Ronald ; Baumgarten, Daniel
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
• (where): Essen
• (when): 2012

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.4419/86788352
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/61361
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET