TY - UNPB

T1 - Employed and unemployed job search methods: Australian evidence on search duration, wages and job stability

AU - Green, Colin

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - This paper examines the use and impact of job search methods of both unemployed and employed job seekers. Informal job search methods are associated with relativel high level of job exit and shorter search duration. Job exists through the public employment agency (PEA) display positive duration dependence for the unemployed. This may suggest that the PEA is used as a job search method of last resort. Informal job search methods have lower associated duration in search and higher wages than the PEA or answering advertisements. However, informal job search methods are aossociated with a higher turnover level.

AB - This paper examines the use and impact of job search methods of both unemployed and employed job seekers. Informal job search methods are associated with relativel high level of job exit and shorter search duration. Job exists through the public employment agency (PEA) display positive duration dependence for the unemployed. This may suggest that the PEA is used as a job search method of last resort. Informal job search methods have lower associated duration in search and higher wages than the PEA or answering advertisements. However, informal job search methods are aossociated with a higher turnover level.

KW - Job search

KW - Informal networks

KW - Turnover

M3 - Working paper

T3 - Economics Working Papers Series

BT - Employed and unemployed job search methods: Australian evidence on search duration, wages and job stability

PB - Lancaster University, Department of Economics

CY - Lancaster

ER -