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The impacts of labor market policies on job search behavior and post-unemployment job quality

We examine empirically the impacts of labor market policies - in terms of unemployment insurance (UI) and active la... Show more
We examine empirically the impacts of labor market policies - in terms of unemployment insurance (UI) and active labor market programs (ALMPs) - on the duration and outcome of job search and on the quality of a subsequent job. We find that time invested in job search tends to pay off in the form of higher earnings once a job match is formed. More generous UI raises expected unemployment duration, while improving the quality of the resultant job. Participation in ALMP raises the probability of finding a job and the level of expected earnings, but at the cost of lengthening job search.
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Authors: Gaure, Simen; Roed, Knut; Westlie, Lars

Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

Date: 2008

Geographic subjects: Europe; Norway

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: IZA discussion paper

Subjects: Quality; Labour market; Income ... [+] Show more