Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/21208
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 349
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using Portuguese data, this paper investigates the effects of job search methods on escape rates from unemployment and of job-finding methods on earnings. The effectiveness of the job search process is also evaluated in terms of the periodicity of the resulting job match. Emphasis is accorded the role of the public employment service. Despite its frequency as a search vehicle, the state employment agency is shown to have a low hit rate, and to lead to lower-paying, shorter-lasting jobs.
Subjects: 
Search strategies
unemployment duration
subsequent earnings
transitions to unemployment/employment
hazard regression model
JEL: 
J64
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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