This paper discusses methodological issues arising from the use of online job vacancy data and voluntary web … online job vacancies, but nevertheless argue that this rich source of data should be exploited. …

Swiss cantons. Regular job-search assistance, registration and matching of unemployed workers with job vacancies performed … practices. Finally, the job placement process is characterised by decreasing returns to scale. …

This paper shows that job loss is associated with a fall in subjective well-being (SWB). It then looks at how this … change in SWB predicts job search and unemployment duration. The findings suggest that those who report feeling hurt by … unemployment have shorter unemployment durations. Men who report a loss of SWB are also more likely to look for a job, but women …

Jordan through a randomized experiment. Firms and job candidates were provided with a job-matching service based on … of an interview in 28 percent of cases, and when a job offer was received, they rejected this offer or quickly quit the … job 83 percent of the time. The results suggest voluntary unemployment in this context arises from preferences over non …

hypothesis is tested empirically using a reduced form search model in which differential job leaving rates identify willingness … to pay for non-wage aspects of jobs. Marginal willingness to pay for non-wage aspects (measured by “job satisfaction for …