Search Method Use by Unemployed Youth
Abstract
This article presents a search model which shows that search method choices should be related to their costs and expected productivities as well as to nonwage income and wage offer distributions. The empirical evidence then shows that the most frequently used search methods (i.e., friends and relatives and direct applications without referral) are also the most productive in generating offers and acceptances. The number of methods used is affected by factors that presumably reflect opportunities as well as income sources and needs. Specific methods are chosen in a manner that generates positive average effects on outcomes for those using them.
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Holzer (1988) estimates that roughly 20%-25% of search time is spent on contacts generated by newspaper advertising, while friends and relatives and direct contact of firms by applicants represent much more common sources of new employment.
“Holzer (1988) estimates that roughly 20%-25% of search time is spent on contacts generated by newspaper advertising; friends and relatives and direct contact of firms by applicants represent a much more common sources of new employment.”
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- Authors
- Holzer, H. J.
- Affiliations
- National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
- Corresponding author
- Holzer, Harry J.
- ORCID
- Holzer, Harry J.
- Venue
- Journal of Labor Economics
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1988-01
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-20
- ISSN
- 0734-306X (ISSN-L)
- 1537-5307
- OpenAlex
- W2066124948
- Cited by
- 402
- References
- 15
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- FWCI
- 1.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Labor Economics (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (8408876)
- Michigan State University
- College of Engineering, Michigan State University
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Education and Labor Relations
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Employment and Welfare Studies
- Keywords
- job search methods, unemployed youth, referral networks, relatives and friends, direct application, wage offer distribution, search costs, labour market entry
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