The lot of the unemployed : a time use perspective

Alan B. Krueger; Andreas Mueller

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. -- Unemployment ; job search ; time use ; unemployment benefits ; inequality

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Year of publication:	2008
Other Persons:	Krueger, Alan B. (contributor) ; Müller, Andreas (contributor)
Publisher:	Bonn : IZA
Subject:	Arbeitslosigkeit \| Unemployment \| Arbeitsuche \| Job search \| Zeitverwendung \| Time use \| Arbeitslosenversicherung \| Unemployment insurance \| Lohnstruktur \| Wage structure \| EU-Staaten \| EU countries \| USA \| United States \| 1991-2006