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Using online vacancies and web surveys to analyse the labour market: A methodological inquiry

Kureková, Lucia Mýtna; Beblavý, Miroslav; … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-20

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. …

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Interaction effects of region-level GDP per capita and age on labour market transition rates in Italy

Zanin, Luca; Calabrese, Raffaella - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 6 (2017) 4, pp. 1-29

The aim of this paper is to measure the effect of the interaction between age for the population of males and females aged 18 to 74 and region-level GDP per capita on labour market transition probabilities in Italy. We compare different occupational states in a sample of males and females who...

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The unhappily unemployed return to work faster

Mavridis, Dimitris - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-22

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 …

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Testing the importance of search frictions and matching through a randomized experiment in Jordan

Groh, Matthew; McKenzie, David; Shammout, Nour; … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-20

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 …

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Occupational gender segregation in an equilibrium search model

Usui, Emiko - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-14

This paper develops an equilibrium search model to explain gender asymmetry in occupational distribution. Workers' utility depends on salary and working hours, and women have a greater aversion to longer working hours than men. Simulations indicate that women crowd into shorter-hour,...

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Self-employment in an equilibrium model of the labor market

Bradley, Jake - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 5 (2016) 6, pp. 1-30

Self-employed workers account for between 8 and 30 % of participants in the labor markets of OECD countries (Blanchower, Self-employment: more may not be better, 2004). This paper develops and estimates a general equilibrium model of the labor market that accounts for this sizable proportion....

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Informal unemployment and education

Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Larsen, Birthe - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 5 (2016) 8, pp. 1-36

This paper develops a four-sector equilibrium search and matching model with informal sector employment opportunities and educational choice. We show that underground activities reduce educational attainments if informal employment opportunities mainly are available for low-educated workers. A...

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Why cash transfer programs can both stimulate and slow down job finding

Mesén Vargas, Juliana; Van der Linden, Bruno - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 8 (2019) 5, pp. 1-27

minimum consumption level. Our model reconciles recent evidence about negligible or favorable effects of cash transfers on job …

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Female labour market outcomes and the impact of maternity leave policies

Low, Hamish; Sánchez-Marcos, Virginia - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-22

effect of the job protection offered by maternity leave and the effect of income replacement. Job protection leads to …

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The causal effect of the great recession on childlessness of white American women

Comolli, Chiara Ludovica; Bernardi, Fabrizio - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-24

Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic crisis. These studies are based on research designs that do not allow for excluding that the observed association is driven by confounders. The aim of the present paper is to...

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