Konferenzbeitrag
Why do firms reimburse job applicants' relocation costs?
We develop an equilibrium job search model in which employees incur commuting costs, and residential relocation is costly. We demonstrate that firms partially compensate workers for the incurred relocation costs to avoid paying compensation for commuting costs.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: 42nd Congress of the European Regional Science Association: "From Industry to Advanced Services - Perspectives of European Metropolitan Regions", August 27th - 31st, 2002, Dortmund, Germany
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Wirtschaft
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Geistige Schöpfung
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van Ommeren, Jos
Rietveld, Piet
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Veröffentlichung
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European Regional Science Association (ERSA)
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Louvain-la-Neuve
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2002
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Konferenzbeitrag
Associated
- van Ommeren, Jos
- Rietveld, Piet
- European Regional Science Association (ERSA)
Time of origin
- 2002