Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/68104
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
Department of Economics Discussion Paper No. 03,02
Publisher: 
University of Kent, Department of Economics, Canterbury
Abstract: 
This paper investigates the impact of individual heterogeneity and regional influences on unemployment duration utilising cross-section microeconomic data drawn from a representative random survey of individual job seekers for the English County of Kent. These individual-level data are unique in that they provide information concerning the personal characteristics of job seekers, alongside direct observations of both their reservation wages and job search behaviour. Such data are extremely rare and, to our knowledge, have never before been utilised in a regional context. Thus, the paper contributes to the empirical literature by analysing the extent to which individual heterogeneity and intra-regional variation in labour market opportunities impact upon the observed distribution of unemployment duration(s). This is an important issue for policy formation and the results provide new insights into the benefits of current policies aimed at increasing the employability of the unemployed.
Subjects: 
Unemployment Duration
Job Search
Regional Labour Markets
JEL: 
C21
C31
J64
R10
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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