Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/51983
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 5827
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The job search literature suggests that on-the-job search reduces the probability of unemployed people finding a job. However, there is no evidence that employed and unemployed job seekers are similar or apply for the same jobs. We combine the Labour Force Survey and the British Household Panel Survey to compare employed and unemployed job seekers in terms of individual characteristics, preferences over working hours, job-search strategies, and employment histories. We find substantial differences, which persist over the business cycle and remain after controlling for unobserved heterogeneity. We conclude that the unemployed do not directly compete with employed job seekers.
Subjects: 
on-the-job search
unemployment
job competition
employment histories
panel data
JEL: 
J29
J60
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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