Arbeitspapier
The lot of the unemployed: a time use perspective
This paper provides new evidence on time use and subjective well-being of employed and unemployed individuals in 14 countries. We devote particular attention to characterizing and modeling job search intensity, measured by the amount of time devoted to searching for a new job. Job search intensity varies considerably across countries, and is higher in countries that have higher wage dispersion. We also examine the relationship between unemployment benefits and job search.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 3490
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
- Thema
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Unemployment
job search
time use
unemployment benefits
inequality
Arbeitslosigkeit
Arbeitsuche
Zeitbudgetforschung
Arbeitslosenversicherung
Lohnstruktur
EU-Staaten
USA
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
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Krueger, Alan B.
Mueller, Andreas
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2008
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-20080527107
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Krueger, Alan B.
- Mueller, Andreas
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2008